US Special Forces in combat: Is it really nothing new for Iraq and Syria? By Peter Van Buren
The White House claims committing special forces to fight in Iraq and Syria is nothing new, merely an ‘intensification’ of …
Read MoreThe Not-So-Great Game in Syria And How to End It By Andrew J. Tabler
In the last few weeks, Russia has returned to the Middle East through a direct military intervention in Syria. In …
Read MoreA Syrian Awakening: How Washington Can Use the Russian Intervention to Force a Ceasefire
The Russian intervention in Syria has left U.S. policymakers in a quandary. The official line is that Russia’s move doesn’t fundamentally …
Read MoreWhy Afghanistan Needs the US | Muhammad Umar
President Obama announced earlier this month that he is abandoning his plan to completely pull out U.S. troops from Afghanistan, …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations | Ali Ashraf Khan
THE worsening Pak-Afghan relations, that came down after a short interlude of cooperation in fighting terrorism and exchange of information, …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations — A Steady Decay
The days of hope that came with the election of President Ashraf Ghani in Afghanistan have faded, and been replaced …
Read MoreNeed for Harmonious Focus on Pak-Afghan Bilateral Relations | Hashim Minhas
Internationally, it is widely agreed that the significance of cordial relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan for the regional stability and …
Read MorePakistan-US Ties may Sour Again Following Kunduz Allegations
ISLAMABAD: Ties between Islamabad and Washington could sour once again after US intelligence officials tried to implicate Pakistan in the …
Read MoreCan IS Presence in Pakistan Still be Denied
There’s no mistaking it any longer: the self-styled Islamic State is making inroads in the country. In a militancy-riven landscape …
Read MoreUS not Leaving Afghanistan Anytime Soon
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Wednesday indicated the United States would maintain extra troops in Afghanistan beyond the …
Read MoreWay Forward in Pak-Afghan Ties | Malik M Ashraf
PAKISTAN’S friendly overtures toward the newly installed unity government in Afghanistan and the consequent interaction between the leaders of the …
Read MoreZarb-e-Azb: Strengthening Pak-China Ties | Aymen Ijaz
OPERATION Zarb-e-Azb is a joint military offensive conducted by Pakistani armed forces against the militants in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) …
Read MorePak-Afghan After Kunduz | Afrasiab Khattak
After the extremely deep involvement of the Pakistani state in Afghan “Jihad” in 1980s (subsequently recognized to be the largest …
Read MorePak-Afghan Relations | Saleem A Sethi
Address issues, forget blame game The terrorist attack on Badaber air base has brought into focus both the internal and …
Read MoreSovereignty Matters Most | Iftikhar Ahmad
Militant’s attack on Pakistan Air Force camp near Peshawar that killed 29 people is a reminder to the world community …
Read MoreView From Abroad: Mowing the Grass With Drones | Irfan Husain
WITH so much going on in the world, two recent events went largely unnoticed: Pakistan’s use of an indigenously manufactured …
Read MoreBarriers to way Forward | Iftikhar Ahmad
Prime minister Nawaz Sharif will raise the issue of India’s fanning terrorism in Pakistan at the up-coming session of the …
Read MoreCountering Militancy: Taking the Battle to the Source | Zahid Hussain
The good news is that the scale of militant violence has come down significantly because of military operations in the …
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