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Tag Archives: Afpak
The Sleep of Reason Breeds Monsters
Fredrick W. Kagan along with Fouad Ajami and Bernard Lewis were the primary ideological agents that gave fortitude to the Bush administrations push to surge in 2006 under Dr. David Petraeus. Kagan’s expertise in asymmetrical warfare is incomparable to any … Continue reading
Posted in Frontier, International Relations, Near East, Pakistan, Politics, Terrorism, Uncategorized
Tagged Afpak, Bernard Lewis, Counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, Fouad Ajami, Kagan, Petraeus, sleep of reason breeds monsters
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Obama: The AfPak Strategy, What Nixon & Kissenger Can Teach
If Nixon hadn’t committed political suicide in Watergate, he would have turned a very diplomatic war into a massive win given how the Tet offensive was a disaster for the North Vietnamese. Yes, the Marxist doctrine on insurgency was … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Frontier, International Relations, Islam, Near East, Pakistan, Politics
Tagged Afpak, Arthur Herman, Hanoi, Indochina lessons, Kissenger, Nixon, Three insights to win in AfPak theatre, Vietnam, Vietnam lessons for USA
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Pakistan: Incompetent & Duplicitous Ally
With the death of Osama bin Laden the U.S. can now begin to assess its partner in the ‘Long War’. Any brief cogent view of Pakistan will reveal a deeply troubling political arena fit for only the most competent statesman. … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Frontier, International Relations, Islam, Near East, Pakistan, Terrorism
Tagged Afghanistan, Afpak, Bismark, Central Asia, Pakistan, Petraeus, policy, Statecraft, theatre, Warcraft
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Amir Taheri: Inscrutable Taliban Nomads Can Defeat U.S. In ‘The Long War’
Amir Taheri was executive editor (1972-1979) of the pro-western Iranian newspaper Kayhan which shut down with the arrival of the Islamic Revolution. Taheri is known the world over as an erudite international relations expert specializing in Persian affairs. If Oriana … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Frontier, International Relations, Islam, Near East, Pakistan, Terrorism
Tagged Afpak, Amir Taheri, Karzi, Kekmatyar, Taliban, Taliban negotiations
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Pakistan: The Wavering Ally
Ryan Crocker was U.S. ambassador to both Pakistan & Iraq from 2004-2009, he most certainly knows the region and its ambitions regarding American presence. His latest speech reveals the limited range of policy options that constrains Pakistan. This is not … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Islam, Near East
Tagged Afpak, Churchill, Malakand Field Force, Pakistan
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Arthur Herman: The Perils Of Rigid Historicism
Ever since Leo Strauss wrote his infamous ‘Natural Right & History’ which forever defeated that overly rigid mental habit to discover a cyclical theme running throughout history (in academic circles its called Historicism), this Marxian habit certainly dies hard. Witness … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Frontier, International Relations, Islam, Terrorism
Tagged Afpak, Arthur Herman, Pakistan, Petraeus, Taliban
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Najam Sethi: The AfPak Theatre
Najam Sethi is the editor in chief of the Friday Times and Dunya TV in Lahore Pakistan. He has written a prescient essay articulating how the United States ought to develop a grand strategy in dealing with both Pakistan and … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Frontier, International Relations, Islam, Near East, Terrorism
Tagged Afghanistan, Afpak, Najam Sethi, Pakistan, Taliban, US strategy
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General David Petraeus Ph.D., Icon Of Counterinsurgency & The Ideals Of Mao Tse-tung & Sun Tzu
About fifteen years ago Nien Cheng (author of ‘Life & Death In Shanghai’) gave the commencement address at Marist College in New York. I was unaware of her life and her relation to Mao Tse-tung, she was best friends with … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, China, Sun Tzu, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980's Central America Civil War, Afghanistan, Afpak, Art of War, Central Asia, Counterinsurgency, David Petraeus, Father Luke McCann, Guatemala, Joe Biden, Mao, Marist College Commencement, Napoleon, Nicaragua, Nien Cheng, Pakistan, Philippines, Sun-Tzu
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