Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
Has the Islamic State Threat Bypassed India?
India’s security and intelligence communities have remained one step ahead of Islamic State so far. But has the threat actually passed?
Trump to Decide on America’s Longest War
The Trump administration is mulling a fresh new approach to the Afghanistan quagmire: giving up.
Pakistan Offensive Risks Squandering Opportunity of TTP Split
Last month’s attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi has all but ensured that government-led peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are over.
Pakistan Attacks Signal Return of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan may have faded into the background over the past decade, but two high-profile airport attacks in Pakistan suggest that the militant group has returned as a threat.
Sharif and the Pakistan Taliban: Peace Talks Loss is Washington’s Gain
The Geopoliticalmonitor’s Zachary J. Rose takes a look at recent peace talks between the government and the Pakistan Taliban, and asks whether they were doomed to begin with.
The Pakistan Paradox
Withhold $800 million in military aid, let it go through, or double it- no matter what Washington does it can’t escape the paradox that Islamabad is its most important ally in the war on terror.
Taliban Talks? Think Again
It seems that Afghan and NATO authorities are once more seeking a dialogue with the Taliban- even after last year’s debacle of being fooled by a ‘very clever’ Pakistani shopkeeper pretending to be a Taliban official.
Pakistan Stares into the Abyss
In a stark example of how drastically a situation can change in just one week, it seems that Pakistan is once again teetering on the brink.
ANALYSIS: Can the Pakistani Army Hold on to Gains in South Waziristan?
he Pakistani army managed to flush the Taliban out of their stronghold in South Waziristan in an offensive launched a year ago. But will they be able to keep them out?
Analysis: Assassination of Imran Farooq
September 17th, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - Karachi is under lockdown after Imran Farooq was murdered outside his home in north London.