Marvin G. Weinbaum

Marvin Weinbaum is a former intelligence analyst for Pakistan and Afghanistan in the U.S. Department of State and a current scholar-in-residence at the Middle East Institute.


Commentary

Security

Israel's Gift to Iran

| 03.19.12

Why the mullahs might welcome an Israeli attack on Iranian soil.

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

The Death of Reconciliation in Afghanistan

| 09.22.11

The assassination Burhanuddin Rabbani should put to rest any vision of the Afghan conflict ending in reconciliation with the Taliban leadership.

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.

Security

Collapse Imminent in Afghanistan

| 04.21.11

With the Taliban waiting in the wings, withdrawing too early could trigger a disaster.

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May 25, 2012