insurgency: all articles

Wednesday 12th November

Obama's Afghan challenge

Anita Inder Singh, 12 November 2008
An underfunded and undermanned operation creeps towards disaster on the frontline of the "war on terrorism"
Tuesday 8th July

Ugly geopolitics surface in Kabul bombing

Kanishk Tharoor, 8 July 2008
Pakistan should draw the right lesson from the carnage of yesterday's blast at the Indian embassy in Kabul
Friday 18th April

Hamas: talk to them

Jeroen Gunning, 18 April 2008
It's not risk-free but it must be done: talk to them
Friday 4th April

Relighting the peace pipe

Kanishk Tharoor, 4 April 2008
Pashtun secularists in Pakistan's northwest begin negotiations with Islamists, including the Taliban
Tuesday 22nd January

Europe’s Afghan test

Daniel Korski, 22 January 2008
Afghanistan's hope of progress and security is withering. It's now or never for Europe
Monday 21st January

The dimensions of terrorism

Anthony Barnett, 21 January 2008
Experts and practitioners meet to explore a range of responses to terrorism
Saturday 15th December

The resurgence of the neo-Taliban

Antonio Giustozzi, 15 December 2007
Why the Afghan insurgents are reaching out beyond their heartlands 
Thursday 29th November

The SWISH Report (9)

Paul Rogers, 29 November 2007
Al-Qaida receives more advice from the respected SWISH consultancy
Monday 5th November

Turkey and the Kurds: everybody's problem

Soner Cagaptay, 5 November 2007

The PKK challenge should unite Ankara, Washington and Iraqi Kurds

Friday 12th October

Afghanistan: necessity and impossibility

Philip Jakeman, 12 October 2007
Geopolitics will make needed negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban impossible
Tuesday 9th October

Al-Qaida: from centre to periphery

Ram Manikkalingam and Pablo Policzer, 9 October 2007
An effective strategy towards al-Qaida must grasp the movement's own transformation
Thursday 27th September

Dropping "muqawama"

Maria Stephan, 27 September 2007
A change in Palestinian language is more than just rhetorical
Wednesday 22nd August

The quest for peace

Ron May, 22 August 2007
In a fragmented political landscape, peace is a long way off in the southern Philippines
Friday 17th August

Learning from the past

Matthew Carr, 17 August 2007
In fighting terrorism, the White House and Downing Street need to brush up on their history
Wednesday 15th August

Al-Qaida in India

Animesh Roul, 15 August 2007
As India celebrates its 60th birthday, the bubble of liberal Indian Islam may burst under pressure from without and within
Wednesday 1st August

Attacking the victims

Kani Xulam, 1 August 2007
Blaming the Kurds for the dispute over Kirkuk is to miss the forest for the trees
Tuesday 24th July

The fate of a city

Sheth Jerjis, 24 July 2007
With Kerkuk's contentious fate to be decided in December, Sheth Jerjis lays out the Turkmen case against the referendum
Wednesday 18th July

More harm than good

Stephen Zunes, 18 July 2007
Morocco's proposed plan to grant Western Sahara autonomy is a poor solution to Africa's forgotten conflict.
Friday 13th July

Determining factors

Abhoud Syed M. Lingga, 13 July 2007
The right of the Moro people to self-determination need not fracture the Philippines.
Tuesday 10th July

Treading softly in Afghanistan

Marcus Skinner, 10 July 2007
To fight the Taliban effectively, international forces must brush up on their anthropology.
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