by Kori Schakevia Shadow Government (Foreign Policy)
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
In its rush to the exits of Afghanistan, the Obama Administration might want to consider the respective attractions of the approaches undertaken by Pakistan and India in Afghanistan...
Amidst this loud nationalist backlash are important signals the Pakistani military is losing its stature within the country, and that would be a good thing for Pakistan and a good thing for the United States...
by Kori Schakevia Shadow Government (Foreign Policy)
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sadly, we need the Pakistanis more than they need us, so until we can find ways to manage by other means the threats emanating from Afghanistan and Pakistan, we're stuck with grudging partial assistance by a Pakistani government that's hedging against our abandonment...
The Obama administration is withholding $800 million in military aid to Pakistan in understandable frustration with the Pakistani military's partial-at-best cooperation with the effort against militant radicals. But this approach is likely to result in even less cooperation...
