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  • Afghan Local Police: A Threat to Civilian Security?
    Janosch Jerman.    ·   08 Dec, 2011    ·    #3510    ·    Commentary    
    In fall 2010, the Afghan government created the Afghan Local Police (ALP) as a ‘self-defence force’ to protect villages against insurgent attacks. In spite of its name, local policing was never under its purview. Envisaged right from th ...
  • Isolating Iran: Is it Counter-Productive?
    Anureet Rai.    ·   30 Nov, 2011    ·    #3501    ·    Commentary    
    The alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US and the recent IAEA report on Iran’s nuclear programme have revived the West’s efforts to further isolate Iran through the imposition of sanctions. The possibility o ...
  • Af-Pak Diary: Civil War and Instability as an Option in Afghanistan
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   30 Nov, 2011    ·    #3497    ·    Commentary    
    With preparations for the international withdrawal from Afghanistan after 2014 in full swing, there has been a significant amount of discussion on what is acceptable and what is not. There is a unanimous understanding that instability and a civil w ...
  • Af-Pak Diary: Civil War and Instability as an Option in Afghanistan
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   30 Nov, 2011    ·    #3497    ·    Commentary    
    With preparations for the international withdrawal from Afghanistan after 2014 in full swing, there has been a significant amount of discussion on what is acceptable and what is not. There is a unanimous understanding that instability and a civil w ...
  • In search of a Peace Process: The Problems of Engagement between Pakistan and Afghanistan
    Aryaman Bhatnagar.    ·   18 Nov, 2011    ·    #3491    ·    Commentary    
    Statements made during the recent Istanbul and SAARC conferences hint at the possibility of a peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani who was entrusted with the task of negotiating with the Taliban h ...
  • In search of a Peace Process: The Problems of Engagement between Pakistan and Afghanistan
    Aryaman Bhatnagar.    ·   18 Nov, 2011    ·    #3491    ·    Commentary    
    Statements made during the recent Istanbul and SAARC conferences hint at the possibility of a peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani who was entrusted with the task of negotiating with the Taliban h ...
  • Istanbul 2011: On Afghanistan
    Farhod Mirzabaev.    ·   15 Nov, 2011    ·    #3488    ·    Commentary    
    Since the US and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 the international community has held numerous conferences on Afghanistan in various corners of the world and there is apparently no shortage of countries that are eager to host the next &lsquo ...
  • Istanbul 2011: On Afghanistan
    Farhod Mirzabaev.    ·   15 Nov, 2011    ·    #3488    ·    Commentary    
    Since the US and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 the international community has held numerous conferences on Afghanistan in various corners of the world and there is apparently no shortage of countries that are eager to host the next &lsquo ...
  • Pakistan and the Haqqani Network
    Anindya Batabyal.    ·   02 Nov, 2011    ·    #3482    ·    Commentary    
    In spite of a considerable amount of international pressure being mounted on Pakistan to act against the various terror groups that operate from within its territory, the Pakistani government, particularly the army and the ISI, is reluctant to act ...
  • Pakistan and the Haqqani Network
    Anindya Batabyal.    ·   02 Nov, 2011    ·    #3482    ·    Commentary    
    In spite of a considerable amount of international pressure being mounted on Pakistan to act against the various terror groups that operate from within its territory, the Pakistani government, particularly the army and the ISI, is reluctant to act ...
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