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Review: The Unraveling

by Erico Yu | Dec 5, 2011

In mid-September, bomb blasts and gunfire hit the U.S. Embassy and the NATO headquarters in Kabul, killing seven people. According to subsequent intelligence reports, the perpetrators were from the Haqqani network, which has been funded and supported by the government’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The Pakistani government denied the U.S. accusations, but the tough reactions of both sides reveal the mutual mistrust and widening cleavage between the two counter-terrorism allies.

Medal of Honor Winner Pays for Balking at Equipping Pakistani Snipers

by Russ Wellen | Dec 5, 2011

Concerns about its support for the Taliban led Dakota Meyers to object to sales to Pakistan by the defense company for which he worked.

Are 24 Pakistani Soldiers Dead Because of the “Fog of War” or a Calculated Strike?

by Conn Hallinan | Dec 3, 2011

The NATO border attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers: “fog of war” incident or a calculated hit aimed at torpedoing peace talks in Afghanistan?

Is the Success of Israel’s Attack on Osirak a Myth?

by Russ Wellen | Dec 2, 2011

Israel’s 1981 attack on Iraq’s Osirak reactor may have actually accelerated Iraq’s nuclear-weapons program, just as an attack on Iran might spur it to develop nuclear weapons.

Chinese Tunnels: And We’re Worried About Iran’s Nuclear Program?

by Russ Wellen | Dec 2, 2011

If China’s tunnel system turns out to be for nuclear weapons, it makes Iran’s underground enrichment facilities seem like small change in comparison.

China and the End of the Monroe Doctrine

by W. Alex Sanchez, Lauren Paverman | Dec 1, 2011

The British firm Rockhopper Exploration was the first company to obtain oil off the coast of the Falkland Islands in 2010. Since then, these oil deposits have raised the stakes of the historical territorial dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina over these islands located in the South Atlantic Ocean. A recent report by the pro-military think tank, the United Kingdom National Defence Association (UKNDA), attempts to prove, albeit unconvincingly, that China could conceivably play a leading role in the future of this dispute.

The Great $500 Billion Nuclear Debate of 2011

by Russ Wellen | Dec 1, 2011

There’s disagreement over whether the nuclear budget should include maintaining and upgrading nuclear weapons, as well other programs such as missile defense and environmental clean-up.

Turkey Not Only Sanctions, But Threatens, Syria

by Russ Wellen | Nov 30, 2011

Not only are Turkey and Syria on the outs, but Iran is threatening Turkey.

Iran to Use Israeli Attack as Chance to Avenge Gaza?

by Russ Wellen | Nov 30, 2011

Besides defending itself, Iran has another reason for retaliating against Israel — and it’s not the destruction of the Jewish state.

The Passing of the Postwar Era

by Andrew Bacevich | Nov 29, 2011

In every aspect of human existence, change is a constant. Yet change that actually matters occurs only rarely. Even then, except in retrospect, genuinely transformative change is difficult to identify. By attributing cosmic significance to every novelty and declaring every unexpected event a revolution, self-assigned interpreters of the contemporary scene — politicians and pundits above all — exacerbate the problem of distinguishing between the trivial and the non-trivial.