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

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.

Society

Egypt's Brothers Rise

| 06.09.11

Egypt's Islamists are clawing to the top through backroom deals and broken promises. The upcoming elections are theirs to lose.

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May 25, 2012