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The Moral Hazard of U.S. Global Interventions

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 12.18.2009 | World

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Leon T. Hadar

Not unlike America's too-big-to-fail financial institutions, U.S. foreign clients tend to make their strategic calculations based not on what Washington says, but on what Washington does.

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President Obama Should Negotiate with the Taliban

William K. Barth | Posted 12.14.2009 | World

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William K. Barth

Negotiating with the Taliban insurgency would benefit US interests in the region because history demonstrates that negotiation cultivates greater political responsibility and moderation within insurgent groups.

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Recent Pakistan Bombings Show Strength Of Insurgents

True/Slant | Christopher Allbritton | Posted 12.10.2009 | World

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Yesterday's attack in Multan may not seem significant to outsiders looking at the steady drumbeat of bombings that have rocked Pakistan. It seems like...

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Afghanistan and Pakistan: Anatomy of a Proxy War

Bob Churcher | Posted 12.10.2009 | World

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Bob Churcher

Powerful elements in Pakistan will continue to support the Pashtun insurgency in Afghanistan no matter what Islamabad's government says or does. This is the core problem for Obama.

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How We Should Really Be Viewing Afghanistan

Melissa Roddy | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

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Melissa Roddy

The U.S. bears much responsibility for the destruction of Afghanistan during the 1980s and 1990s. We have a duty to help Afghans rebuild their country and to defend them against their enemy who we've long enabled.

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Helicopter Gunship Kills 10 Militants In Pakistan

AP | HABIB KHAN | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A police official says gunmen have killed a Pakistani working as the director of public relations at the Iranian Consulate ...

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Can the Center Hold?

Dr. Charles G. Cogan | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

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Dr. Charles G. Cogan

The center is the Pak Army, and the central question today is whether the Army, the steel frame of Pakistani society, can hold the line against the rising tide of Islamist radicalism.

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Clinton Faces Pakistani Anger At Predator Drone Attacks

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 10.31.2009 | World

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ISLAMABAD — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faced sharp rebukes from Pakistani audiences Friday, including one woman who accused ...

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U.S. Rushes Aid To Pakistan To Fight Taliban

nytimes.com | ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON - Even as the Pakistani government plays down the American role in its military operations in Taliban-controlled areas along the border wit...

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A Deadly October In Pakistan Amid South Waziristan Operation

Maria Tirmizi | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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Maria Tirmizi

Panic-stricken text messages are making the rounds, warning friends and family against possible future target areas.

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Pakistan: 42 Militants Killed In Anti-Taliban Assault

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan pressed an offensive deeper into Taliban territory along the Afghan border Tuesday, claiming to have killed 42 militants in...

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Predator Drone Strikes Increasing, Carrying Out Operations For Pakistan

Huffington Post | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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The Obama Administration has increased the scope of the U.S. government's two drone programs, writes Jane Mayer in an article in the New Yorker. "Acc...

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David Rohde: Held By The Taliban. Part Three

nytimes.com | DAVID ROHDE | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

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A NERVOUS-LOOKING Pakistani soldier pointed a rocket-propelled grenade at our pickup truck in late January. The Taliban guard beside me loaded his rif...

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Islamabad University Attacked, 4 Killed, As Army Presses Ahead With South Waziristan Offensive

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Suicide bombers attacked an Islamic university popular with foreigners in Pakistan's capital Tuesday, killing four student...

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Major Ground Offensive Begins In Pakistan But Few Expect It To Turn The Tide In The War

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers attacked militant bases in the main al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border Satu...

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13 Killed In Latest Pakistan Bomb

AP | KATHY GANNON | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

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ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani military is setting its sights on the Taliban's remote sanctuary after nearly two weeks of big bombings across the cou...

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Pakistan's Intelligence Service Supports Taliban, Say Afghans

Telegraph | Dean Nelson, South Asia Editor | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

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The policy adviser to foreign minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, said the British and American governments were fully aware of the ISI's role but lacked ...

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Attacks demonstrate Taliban resurgence in Pakistan

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 10.12.2009 | World

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ISLAMABAD — A week of terror strikes across Pakistan, capped by a stunning assault on army headquarters, show the Taliban have rebounded and app...

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Pakistan nabs last attacker, ends siege of army HQ

AP | MOHAMMAD YUSUF | Posted 10.11.2009 | World

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistan's army says commandos have caught the last militant who attacked its headquarters and took dozens of hostages. ...

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Afghan War May Shift Focus To Al Qaeda in Pakistan

nytimes.com | PETER BAKER and ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 10.08.2009 | World

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President Obama's national security team is moving to reframe its war strategy by emphasizing the campaign against Al Qaeda in Pakistan while arguing ...

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Pakistan Forgotten During Afghan Debate

npr.org | Jackie Northam | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

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The debate on Afghanistan has riveted Congress, the Pentagon and policy-watchers as the Obama administration reviews its current strategy. Following a...

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My Hamid Karzai Daydream

Jamie Metzl | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

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Jamie Metzl

Just back from Afghanistan, I began to daydream about Karzai speaking directly to the American people to take responsibility for his government's failings and seek support for U.S. engagement in the country.

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Musharraf Admits Secret Deal With Taliban Backfired

ANI | Posted 11.29.2009 | World

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LAHORE: Ex-Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has admitted that his government's secret agreement with the Taliban had backfired. The Taliban had mi...

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Taliban Widen Afghan Attacks From Base In Pakistan

nytimes.com | ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON �" Senior Taliban leaders, showing a surprising level of sophistication and organization, are using their sanctuary in Pakistan to stoke ...

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Pakistan's Poverty Bomb and the Hypocrisy of Elite Classes

Saad Khan | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

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Saad Khan

Pakistan is one of those unfortunate countries where the elite classes have virtually taken over every aspect of life and have left no breathing space for the public.

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