Will Egypt Crack? Express Tribune - January 29, 2011 Tunisia signaled that it is possible to bring down a seemingly impervious Arab autocracy through a popular movement. Egypt will be the battleground where this notion will be seriously tested. Read More.
The Divergence of America and Israel Foreign Policy in Focus - July 12, 2010 American support for Israel stems not from historical guilt, well-heeled lobbies or other (often anti-Semitic) conspiracies, but from a fundamental alignment of interests. Such an alignment existed since the 1960s to the end of the Cold War. It does not any longer. Read More.
Terrorism: The Nuclear Summit's Straw Man Asia Times - April 15, 2010 For most of the world - particularly the Middle East and South Asia - inter-state conflict presents a much greater threat of nuclear annihilation than terrorism. This week's security summit deflects the more salient problem of disarmament, setting up a straw man in its place. This is because the atomic arsenals of the US's allies maintain a strategic balance that is favorable to Washington. Read More.
Strategic Depth at the heart of Taliban Arrests Asia Times - March 24, 2010 When the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, Pakistan achieved ''strategic depth'', the elusive goal of a pliant buffer between India and Russia. The arrests of top Taliban leaders who were negotiating a settlement shows that Pakistan is determined to assert its influence and carve out a settlement that preserves the strategic imperative that Afghanistan represents. Read More.