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August 8, 2007

Pakistan
Schaffer: Pakistan Facing Question on How to Handle Extremists

Teresita C. Schaffer, a former State Department official with extensive experience in South Asia, says the violence that has spread in Pakistan since President Pervez Musharraf ordered a crackdown on…

September 10, 2008

Religion
U.S. Should Pay Greater Attention to Pakistani-Indian Rift Over Kashmir

Howard B. Schaffer, a former top State Department official on South Asia, says Washington should seek to prevent tensions in Kashmir from complicating U.S. security interests in Pakistan and Afghanis…

June 25, 2008

Pakistan
Pakistan and United States: Two Different Priorities

South Asia expert Teresita Schaffer says Washington and Islamabad have different priorities in the fight against militancy.

November 26, 2013

Ukraine
A Tug of War Between East and West

Ukraine tacked toward Russia ahead of the EU summit but the geopolitical contest for all three sides will likely intensify, says expert Jan Techau.

October 23, 2007

International Organizations
Eliasson: Peacekeeping ‘Futile’ Without a Peace to Keep

Jan Eliasson, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Darfur, says any new political agreement on Darfur must reflect the realities on the ground.