James P. Farwell

James Farwell is a defense consultant and author of The Pakistan Cauldron: Conspiracy, Assassination & Instability, to be published in October by Potomac Books.


Commentary

Global Governance

Take Chinese Hacking to the WTO

| 03.15.13

Taking Beijing to court might be the only way to get cooperation on cybersecurity.

Security

The Pentagon's Public-Affairs Battle

| 01.15.13

After endless controversy, Defense isn't doing "strategic communication." But the function remains crucial to success in war.

Security

Syria's WMD Threat

| 04.05.12

Assad has chemical weapons. Whether he will use them—and what will happen to them if he falls—remains unknown.

Security

The Pitfalls of Negotiations in AfPak

| 02.17.12

The United States and Pakistan have afforded the Taliban unearned legitimacy. Talks will set back a decade of counterinsurgency work in Afghanistan.

Security

Top 5 Questions Voters Should Ask Presidential Candidates about Pakistan

| 11.08.11

U.S.-Pakistani relations have reached a boiling point. Any presidential candidate must have a plan for Islamabad.

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June 19, 2013