The Afghan-Pakistan Border and the 'Loss of the Frontier'
16 October 2007
Dr. Marvin G. Weinbaum, '', Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives' Armed Services Committee.
In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives' Armed Services Committee, Dr. Weinbaum argued that U.S. pressure on Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf to establish military control over Pakistan's side of the Afghan-Pakistan border has failed to yield results. Indeed,...
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54% of Canadians Believe Troops Should Stay
16 October 2007
'Majority (54%) Believe Troops Should Stay In Afghanistan Past 2009', Ipsos-Reid, 16 October 2007
"[A] new Ipsos Reid poll conducted exclusively on behalf of CanWest News Service and Global Television reveals that a majority (54%) of Canadians want Canadian troops to continue to be stationed in Afghanistan, while those who want a full withdrawal of Canadians troops from Afghanistan are in the minority (44%). Two percent (2%) do not...
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The Dangers of Negotiations with the Taliban
16 October 2007
Barnett Rubin, '' Informed Comment, 16 October 2007
"The real dangers of negotiation are not those pointed out by its critics. Negotiation with insurgents could help bring stability and peace to Afghanistan if it brings former armed groups into the political system. But it will merely change the nature of instability if it is part of a realignment rather than a peace process. This is the threat seen...
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Coalition Warfare in Afghanistan: Burden-sharing or Disunity?
16 October 2007
Timo Noetzel and Sibylle Scheipers, '', Chatham House Briefing Paper (October 2007)
"Western forces' success in fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and in achieving a satisfactory level of security throughout Afghanistan remains limited. The lack of success results from the coalition's failure to develop and implement jointly a coherent strategy for Afghanistan that integrates...
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