Can good governance be simplified? For Pakistan?
Introduction and some background history The one fact all political scientists seem agreed upon is that all political systems of governance seek only
On Internationalizing Issues
Among many other examples that we could learn from and utilize are two noteworthy events: The Suez Crisis and Eisenhower’s recourse to the
Re-assessing Pakistan’s Options
Why the Urgency While I continue to hold the view that Trump’s current policy towards Pakistan may well be a bluff, if a
Counter Insurgency, the US, and the New Democratic World Order
Counter Insurgency, the US, and the New Democratic World Order is an unedited version of an article carried by Counter Punch in June 2011.
Why should the US want to stoke unrest in Pakistan?
Why should the US want to stoke unrest in Pakistan? is an unedited version of an article carried by Counter Punch in Mar 2011.
How the Pentagon Supervised Raymond Davis’ Release and How the CIA Took Its Revenge
On February 23, at a beach resort, Gen Ashfaq Kiyani, Pakistan army’s chief assisted by a two star officer met with Admiral Mike
Nuclear espionage reveals toxic US-Pakistani relations
Another round of nuclear espionage exposes the widening rifts in the alliance between Pakistan and the United States. Nadeem Akhtar, a 45-year-old Pakistani
Why Pakistan Cannot Release the Man Who Calls Himself Raymond Davis
By now journalists everywhere (except in the US) have come to the conclusion that there is far, far more to Raymond Davis than
What is the Raymond Davis imbroglio?
A few days ago, a Security Consultant employed by the US consulate in Lahore, shot and killed two young boys in Lahore in
Are the allies on the same page after Biden’s trip to Pakistan?
Are the allies on the same page after Biden’s trip to Pakistan? was carried in The National in Jan 2011.
It was later reprinted in Counter Punch as Why Did Joe Biden Rush to Visit Pakistan in Feb 2011.