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Published in: HomeThinking about war with IranThe real Iranian threat is not its nuclear capacity but its independence. If Iran continues to stand as a model of...
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Published in: HomeStrait of Hormuz: Iran’s bluff and the west’s fears
Iranian military action in the Strait of Hormuz is highly unlikely. It would not at all benefit most global and...
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Published in: openSecurityTaliban leadership decries sectarian attacks
Recent bombings in Afghanistan have raised fears of mounting violence between Sunnis and Shi'ites. This cannot be in...
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Published in: openSecurityPerspectives and prospects of negotiating with the Taliban
The negotiation of peace settlements with the Taliban remains an unpalatable solution to the problem of...
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Published in: HomePakistan: next in line?
After Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, the US has now turned its belligerent attention towards Pakistan. But opening...
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Published in: openSecurityKandahar's transition woes
The gap between the logics of security (clear) and development (hold, build and transfer) remains stark
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Published in: HomeBangladesh: A road map for political disaster
Far from being reconciliatory, the government's International War Crimes Tribunal is tantamount to a witch hunt of...
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Published in: HomeKashmir: from national to human security
It is about time that saner heads in the Indian national security establishment mull over the implications of the...
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Published in: HomeTo drone or not to drone – a key question
If al-Qaeda comes under more pressure, it will switch strategies again, which will then make drones irrelevant.
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Published in: HomeLines of descentTo mark one hundred years of aerial bombing, we publish this detailed account of the path that led us from bombing...
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Published in: HomeCan Intervention Work? by Rory Stewart and Gerald Knaus: book review
It is possible to walk the tightrope between the horrors of over-intervention and non-intervention. Mary Kaldor...
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Published in: openSecurityVietnam, Myanmar foster ties with India, illustrating the art of balancing relations with great powers
The presidents of Vietnam and Myanmar visit New Delhi to strengthen cooperation with India. Kenya launches military...
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Published in: HomeGrey zones and first families: the reality of everyday violence in Central AsiaCentral Asia has gained a reputation for sporadic outbreaks of ethnic unrest and Islamist insurgency. But the...
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Published in: HomeIran and America: components of crisis
Washington's charge that high-level Iranian cadres were planning an attack in the United States signals the real...
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Published in: HomeDante in Karachi: circles of crime in a mega cityKarachi’s astonishing violence is generally ascribed to political and ethnic rivalry. While this may be true to an...
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Published in: openSecurityParallel frontlines: ten years of Soviet and American occupation comparedOn 7 October 2001, American-British air raids and Special Forces spearheaded an invasion of Afghanistan that...
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Published in: HomeAfghanistan, the regional complex
Afghanistan's war enters its second decade with the Taliban emboldened and the United States enfeebled. But the...
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Published in: openSecurityThe United States and Pakistan – beyond the verbal division
The United States and Pakistan engage in a war of words. Iraq to strengthen air sovereignty with the acquisition of...
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Published in: HomeThe drone-war blowback
A greater focus on pilotless armed drones as an instrument of war by the United States and its allies raises...
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Published in: openSecurityIndonesian church bombing sparks fears of escalation in religious violence
Indonesian church bombing sparks fears of increasing religious violence. Guangdong riots over ‘landgrabs’. US drone...
