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February 6, 2008
| Author: | Jayshree Bajoria, Staff Writer |
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Backgrounder
Pakistan has emerged as a terrorist sanctuary for some of the world’s most violent groups, including al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and homegrown militants.
See more in Pakistan, Terrorism, Terrorist Organizations
November 11, 2007
| Author: | Mohamad Bazzi, Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow |
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Op-Ed
The Star-Ledger
See more in Pakistan, Conflict Prevention, U.S. Strategy and Politics
October 10, 2007
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Daily Analysis
Pakistani air strikes along its Afghan border punctuate recent clashes between militants and the Pakistani army. But some officials worry Pakistan’s aggressive response is too little, too late.
See more in Pakistan, Conflict Assessment
June 1, 2007
| Author: | Carin Zissis |
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| Producer: | Jeremy Sherlick, Multimedia Producer |
Interactive
This interactive map explores the turbulent tribal region along Pakistan's Afghan border, including the North West Frontier Province, Balochistan, and the semiautonomous tribal areas.
See more in Pakistan, Border and Ports
May 21, 2007
| Author: | Eben Kaplan, Associate Editor |
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| Producer: | Jeremy Sherlick, Multimedia Producer |
Interactive
An interactive map of the Horn of Africa.
See more in Horn of Africa, Human Rights, Nationalism, International Law, Civil Reconstruction, Conflict Assessment, Conflict Prevention, Humanitarian Intervention, Peacekeeping, Refugees and the Displaced
May/June 2007
| Author: | Bruce O. Riedel, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
By rushing into Iraq instead of finishing off the hunt for Osama bin Laden, Washington has unwittingly helped its enemies: al Qaeda has more bases, more partners, and more followers today than it did on the eve of 9/11. Now the group is working to set up networks in the Middle East and Africa -- and may even try to lure the United States into a war with Iran. Washington must focus on attacking al Qaeda's leaders and ideas and altering the local conditions in which they thrive.
December 11, 2006
Must Read
This International Crisis Group report examines the rise of militants in Pakistan's tribal areas.
See more in Pakistan, Border and Ports, Wars and Warfare
September 28, 2006
Ashley J. Tellis interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Ashley J. Tellis, a prominent expert on South Asian security affairs, says President Bush’s effort to mediate the differences between the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan is unprecedented and underscores the seriousness of the problem between the two countries.
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 25, 2006
News Briefing
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has reiterated that his government does not provide safe haven to Taliban leaders waging war in Afghanistan. At a Council on Foreign Relations briefing he warned against linking the large ethnic Pashtun population in western Pakistan with Taliban extremists.
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, International Peace and Security
Updated: September 11, 2006
| Author: | Lionel Beehner |
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Backgrounder
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is under increasing pressure from NATO and the United States to clamp down on Taliban militants, but internal resistance from Pakistani Islamists is preventing him from acting more forcefully.
See more in Pakistan, International Peace and Security
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Responsibility to Protect (5/15): Stewart Patrick urges the U.S., Britain, and France to submit a U.N. resolution insisting on immediate humanitarian access in Burma, in the Baltimore Sun.
Global Health (5/14): Michael Gerson urges the Senate to reauthorize PEPFAR, in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/13): Max Boot analyzes the habit of U.S. generals passing the buck when it comes to the failures in Iraq, in the Washington Post.
Burma (5/13): Ivo Daalder and Paul Stares argue that the United Nations must invoke its “responsibility to protect” clause and intervene in Burma, in the Boston Globe.
Mideast (5/13): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. to focus its efforts on restoring Israeli-Syrian negotiations, in Newsweek.
U.S. Presidential Election (5/9): Michael Gerson looks at the sticking points of the “Obama narrative,” in the Washington Post.
Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
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