Since the United States has announced its intentions to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by 2014, leaders in the White…
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By USINPAC Defence And Strategic Affairs Blog
A long summer of political turmoil has begun that makes harder the search for a new equilibrium with Washington A…
By USINPAC Defence And Strategic Affairs Blog
However justified, the public berating of Islamabad has become counterproductive The comments made by Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during…
By USINPAC Defence And Strategic Affairs Blog
Events lay bare just how strategically isolated Islamabad has become As my last post noted, the events of the past…
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Pakistan’s prospects careen from bad to worse, but there is still some possibility that it might one day evolve in…
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The time has come to question why the country needs tactical nuclear forces Marking the anniversary of Pakistan’s 1998 nuclear…
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If the U.S. is floundering in a region hosting some of the world’s most dangerous religious extremists, a leading cause…
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The situation in Pakistan appears to worsen by the day. Consequent to President Asif Ali Zardari’s return from Dubai, Prime…
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Three years ago, on November 26, 2008, ten
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Pakistan’s recent announcement that it has successfully tested the nuclear-tipped Hatf-9 (Nasr) short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) with a range of…