Pakistan

2009

The Best Wall of Defense

Mosharraf Zaidi : Afghanistan War

The most dependable guarantor of Pakistani stability isn't a troop buildup in Afghanistan; it's Pakistan's emerging middle class.
Paranoia Over Pakistan

Manan Ahmed : Afghanistan War

Is Pakistan really in danger of falling into the hands of the Taliban?
Armageddon at the Top of the World: Not!

Juan Cole

Paranoia over the Pashtuns along the Afghan border isn't unique to Washington, just to empire. The British had a case of it 100 years ago.
The Silence of MoveOn

Tom Hayden : Afghanistan

MoveOn, once the most powerful grassroots peace organization, has rendered its members voiceless on the expanding wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. And that silence sends a message.
Pakistan's Missing Peace

Graham Usher : US Foreign Policy

There's a hole in the heart of our Af-Pak policy. It's called peace between Pakistan and India. And no amount of aid will fill it.
Understanding the Long War

Tom Hayden : Afghanistan

A "Long War" may be underway in South and Central Asia and the Middle East that could last fifty years. Only a fifty-year commitment to peace can prevent it.
Pakistan: 'The Most Dangerous Country'

Brave New Films

A variety of Afghanis, journalists and academics discuss the links between war-torn Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pakistan in Turmoil

Barbara Crossette : Barack Obama Administration

Pakistan's Chief Justice is restored after protests rock Lahore, but questions remain about the stability of President Asif Ali Zardari--and new challenges for the Obama administration.

2008

After Mumbai

: US Foreign Policy

There is no military solution to the crisis in South Asia. It falls to Barack Obama to create a new path out of the deepening Afghan-Pakistan crisis.
Obama's Afghan Dilemma

Robert Dreyfuss : Afghanistan

Obama calls Afghanistan "the right war." But sending more US troops into the quagmire will only make the crisis worse.
After Musharraf

Barbara Crossette : US Foreign Policy

Pervez Musharraf is history, but his opponents seem unable to agree on what to do next. After so many disappointments, can Pakistan rise to the occasion?
New Era for Pakistan--and Kashmir?

Barbara Crossette : India

The resignation of Pervez Musharraf and a looming election in India offer hope that with the right leadership, the sixty-year faceoff over Kashmir might finally be resolved.
Getting Pakistan Wrong

Graham Usher : Afghanistan

The US military's aggressive confrontation with the Taliban and its Al Qaeda cohorts in Pakistan is only making matters worse.
Surprising Outcomes in Pakistan

Moni Mohsin

In an election replete with surprises, the people of Pakistan have chosen wisely. Now it is up to the elected parties to rule wisely.
Bhutto's Tangled Legacy

Graham Usher

Will the PPP revive her power-sharing deal with Musharraf or join with Nawaz Sharif to re-establish constitutional rule?
Amid Silence, Terror War Escalates

Tom Hayden : Afghanistan

Bush's "war on terror" is escalating without discussion or dissent amid the most open and democratic of American processes--the presidential debates.
A New Diplomacy for Pakistan

Christian Parenti : US Foreign Policy

As American policy-makers and pundits seek a Plan B for Pakistan, it's time to recognize the desperate need for a new diplomacy for the Muslim world.

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2009

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