Washington should learn from Ukraine's internal political turmoil that it should stop trying to pick sides in unpredictable political systems.
Without Musharraf, Pakistan’s future seems less clear and less stable than ever. The United States must take a fresh look at its policies toward the country and the region.
There is a new counterweight to NATO. The crisis in Georgia has brought balancing back.
Barack Obama has been saying that Iraq is a diversion and calls Afghanistan the “right” war. But if things get worse in Pakistan, the traditional Republican lead on national security could hand John McCain the advantage.
Positively in Pakistan, elections were held and main opposition parties are in talks to form a coalition. But if they don't learn from past mistakes, this attempt at democracy is also destined to fail.
After Pervez Musharraf’s rejection at the ballot box, the United States only has bad options. The best one is letting Pakistani politics play out on their own.
The United States is focused on fighting extremism, but ordinary Pakistanis are worried about the economy. Why emerging markets are key to the war on terror.
In NI online's continuing coverage, J. Peter Pham discusses changes in Benazir Bhutto's image post-mortem.
With the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, free elections—as well as democracy itself—are in question in Pakistan.
Washington keeps pouring conventional military aid into Pakistan, but development cash is what’s needed.