Washington’s empty gesture
It is essential that the US adopts a comprehensive approach to Pakistani security and, just as importantly, a greater focus on economic assistance
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The political and security aftermath of the assassination of Osama bin Laden, leader of global terror network al-Qaeda
US says drone campaign to continue
John Brennan, a senior adviser to Barack Obama, announces a new counter-terrorism strategy that focuses on ‘utter destruction’ of al-Qaeda
Pakistan shuts US out of drone base
Latest sign of US-Pakistan tensions since bin Laden killing
Pakistan Taliban threatens western targets
Intelligence says group is trying to extend reach
Pakistan widens Islamist probe
Military under pressure on officers with extremist sympathies
Zawahiri named new al-Qaeda leader
Pledge to continue fight against US
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Preparing for the Afghan endgame
Given the frail state of the Afghan army and police force, a coalition withdrawal would create a dangerous security vacuum, endangering progress already made and the stability of Pakistan
How American folly could destroy Pakistan
Killing the Afghan Taliban leadership is madness, given that Washington must talk to them about a settlement, writes Anatol Lieven
Terror and the law
Congress needs to put time limits on the post-9/11 powers. Failure to do so in that first sweeping authorisation was a dereliction of duty. Ordinary wars end, but fighting terrorism is not like that
Pakistani elite caught with defences down
An inscrutable military command has left a hapless civilian government alone to fill the vacuum around the raid on Abbottabad, 50km from the capital
Afghanistan: Prospects to weigh
The announcement that one in three US troops will be withdrawn from the conflict within 15 months is raising fears the Taliban may return
Rooting out the enemy within
Pakistan has an enormous fight on its hands. Yet its biggest battle is not on its border with Afghanistan or with its old foe India, but within the ranks of its own military
America must hug Pakistan ever closer
One difficult option is for Washington to offer more assistance, and a more strategic relationship, in exchange for a genuine agreement to change course, writes Vali Nasr
Bin Laden raid: General distrust
Riled by the breach of sovereignty in the US mission against bin Laden, Pakistan’s top brass has little appetite for future close collaboration
Pakistan’s lethal jihadi dalliance
The death of bin Laden opens up the possibility of hiving off the Afghan Taliban from al-Qaeda but Pakistan will not be weaned off its addiction to jihadi proxies
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