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January 28, 2010
Essential Documents
Report
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January 27, 2010
Audio
Listen to CFR's Evan A. Feigenbaum and Daniel Markey discuss the relationship between India and Pakistan with students as part of the CFR Academic Conference Call series.
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January 21, 2010
Must Read
In Pakistan's The News, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates reflects on the long-standing friendship between Pakistan and the U.S. and stresses the need for a broader strategic dialogue on security issues.
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Updated: January 14, 2010
Backgrounder
A profile of the Pakistani militant group India blames for some of the most severe terror attacks it has suffered in recent years, including the Mumbai assault of November 2008.
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January 12, 2010
Must Read
Legatum Institute's Jonathan Paris analyses the prospects for Pakistan over a one to three year time horizon. It looks at economic, political, security, and bilateral issues.
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January 1, 2010
Must Read
Thomas Rid and Marc Hecker claim the joint between local insurgencies and global terrorism has been dislocated. A combination of new technologies and new ideologies has changed the role of popular support: In local insurgencies the population may still be the "terrain" on which resistance is thriving.
See more in Afghanistan, Terrorism
December 30, 2009
Must Read
The Economist analyzes the history of Waziristan and Pakistan's efforts to control it.
See more in Wars and Warfare, Nation Building, Rule of Law, Havens for Terrorism
December 22, 2009
Op-Ed
The Daily Beast
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is "hanging onto power by the skin of his teeth," writes Daniel Markey.
See more in Democracy and Human Rights, U.S. Strategy and Politics
December 15, 2009
Transcript
Richard C. Holbrooke outlines U.S. policy toward Afghanistan following President Barack Obama's address at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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December 14, 2009
Essential Documents
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