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Pakistan

The Anarchic Republic of Pakistan

Pakistan's military-intelligence complex is too preoccupied with countering India to mount a serious campaign against radicals who threaten the nation's survival. The country is being destroyed from within.

All Kayani's Men

American pressure on Islamabad to crack down on insurgents threatens to split the military in two.

Karzai and 22,000 Villages

A military surge will not win Afghanistan. Karzai and his corrupt clan have failed the Afghan people. Former presidential candidate Ghani shows us a way out: counterinsurgency economics.

Armageddon in Islamabad

Don’t be fooled by the recent positive news from Islamabad. We face the potential of a nuclear-armed state run by Islamic extremists. The consequences of a Taliban-led takeover of Islamabad would be devastating.

Pakistan Postscript

A post-Musharraf Pakistan faces a future that could include military coups, growing extremism, a potential collapse of the state or a move toward rogue-nation status. There is no easy fix for Islamabad.

Do No Harm

Sometimes our procedures do more harm than good. Pakistan may heal best on its own.

Commentary

Good and Bad Taliban in Pakistan

The Pakistani counterinsurgency campaign has been both brutal and effective. But what happens when the army leaves?

Paralysis in Pakistan

The last thing Pakistan needed right now was a confrontation with the United States and NATO over Afghanistan.

Unjust War

The situation of women in Afghanistan, though horrid, does not warrant more years of costly conflict.

Blogs

Zero Sum in South Asia

President Obama tiptoes between India and Pakistan.

The Hysteria and Confusion Over Mumbai-Style Attacks in Europe

We will never eradicate the threat of terrorism. But we can take measures to rein in the fear it produces.

Books & Reviews

The Soviet Abroad

A book by former–Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov gives an insider’s account of espionage and intrigue in the Middle East.

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February 11, 2012