insurgency: all articles

Wednesday 12th November

Obama's Afghan challenge

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

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

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

Relighting the peace pipe

Pashtun secularists in Pakistan's northwest begin negotiations with Islamists, including the Taliban
Tuesday 22nd January

Europe’s Afghan test

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

The dimensions of terrorism

Experts and practitioners meet to explore a range of responses to terrorism
Saturday 15th December

The resurgence of the neo-Taliban

Why the Afghan insurgents are reaching out beyond their heartlands 
Thursday 29th November

The SWISH Report (9)

Al-Qaida receives more advice from the respected SWISH consultancy
Monday 5th November

Turkey and the Kurds: everybody's problem

The PKK challenge should unite Ankara, Washington and Iraqi Kurds

Friday 12th October

Afghanistan: necessity and impossibility

Geopolitics will make needed negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban impossible
Tuesday 9th October

Al-Qaida: from centre to periphery

An effective strategy towards al-Qaida must grasp the movement's own transformation
Thursday 27th September

Dropping "muqawama"

A change in Palestinian language is more than just rhetorical
Wednesday 22nd August

The quest for peace

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

Learning from the past

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

Al-Qaida in India

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

Blaming the Kurds for the dispute over Kirkuk is to miss the forest for the trees
Tuesday 24th July

The fate of a city

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

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

Determining factors

The right of the Moro people to self-determination need not fracture the Philippines.
Tuesday 10th July

Treading softly in Afghanistan

To fight the Taliban effectively, international forces must brush up on their anthropology.
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