Pakistan-Afghanistan Crucible a Foreign Policy Opportunity for Japan: Report
15 December 2009
[pdf], Center for Strategic and International Studies, 18 November 2009
EXCERPT: "The challenges of war and state-building in Afghanistan, and their implications for the stability of Pakistan, provide an opportunity for the new government in Tokyo to put its distinctive stamp on foreign policy by charting a progressive path for Japan as an...
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Report: Islamic Terror Rising as Al-Qaeda Fades
15 December 2009
[pdf], American Security Project, 15 December 2009
EXCERPT: "This year's report, authored by Dr. Bernard Finel and Christine Bartolf, notes a dramatic increase in Islamist violence around the world, but also identifies several indicators that suggest al Qaeda is losing relevance. According to the report, overall Islamist terrorist violence has...
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Military Victory in South Waziristan or the Beginning of a Long War?
15 December 2009
Military Victory in South Waziristan or the Beginning of a Long War?, The Jamestown Foundation // Terrorism Monitor, 15 December 2009
EXCERPT: "There is hardly any doubt regarding the critical importance of the military operation in Pakistan's troubled South Waziristan tribal agency, which is considered to be the epicenter of jihad and the nerve center of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and their allies. The latest military operation...
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European Union Aid to Pakistan: Steadily on the Rise
15 December 2009
[pdf], European Union Institute for Strategic Studies, December 2009
EXCERPT: "The European Union (EU), along with the rest of the international community, has become increasingly alarmed over the effects that the combination of political and security instability together with a lack of socioeconomic development 'could have on international efforts to end the insurgency in Afghanistan',...
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Terror without Frontiers: Lashkar-e-Taiba's Global Reach
15 December 2009
Terror without Frontiers: Transnational Terror Plots Expose Lashkar-e-Taiba's Global Reach, The Jamestown Foundation // Terrorism Monitor, 15 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The two day visit of American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials on December 8 to brainstorm with their Indian counterparts in the newly established National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other Indian security agencies provided a much needed thrust to the slow-paced...
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Coming Up Short on Pakistan [Interview]
15 December 2009
[interview], Council on Foreign Relations, 14 December 2009
EXCERPT: "President Barack Obama's strategy approving a U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan called success there 'inextricably linked to our partnership with Pakistan.' But the U.S.-Pakistan relationship is riddled with problems. U.S. officials are concerned about terrorist safe havens in Pakistan's border areas, and there are reports...
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Militants Bomb Market, Target Official in Punjab
15 December 2009
, The New York Times, 15 December 2009
EXCERPT: "At least 20 people, including 5 women, were killed Tuesday when a car bomb ripped through a marketplace in the central Pakistani town of Dera Ghazi Khan, damaging stores and the home of a senior regional official, the police said. At least 50 people were also wounded in the blast. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Police officials said a...
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