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Karzai and Obama Analysis: Obama's Grand Strategy - Afghanistan Plus 2 Dec 2009 by Michael Codner
President Obama aims to exert sufficient military effort to create conditions for transition. This means a dominance over the Taliban - unable to reemerge when transition takes place - together with space and capacity to train and grow the Afghan military and police security forces. UK Europe Pakistan Central and South Asia NATO International Institutions Americas
Michael Clarke on Channel 4 News Analysis: Assessing troop numbers in Afghanistan 30 Nov 2009 by Professor Michael Clarke
What General McChrystal asked for was five more brigades - five more brigades that he can use in Kandahar, in Helmand, a couple in the north east and a training brigade. So if he gets those five brigades then he's got backing for his plan whatever the final number turns out to be Afghanistan Central and South Asia NATO International Institutions
Afghan lead item RIGHT IMAGE Analysis: Avoiding the same mistakes: the international strategy for Afghanistan 29 Nov 2009 by Professor Michael Clarke
As President Obama announces his plans for Afghanistan, there is palpable consensus within the international community that the whole enterprise is now staring strategic defeat in the face. The next eighteen months represents the last good opportunity to put right the neglect and the mistakes of the last eight years and avert a worse crisis for us all. Afghanistan Central and South Asia NATO International Institutions Global Security Issues
Federation of Malaya Police 1949 Analysis: Extracting Counterinsurgency lessons: The Malayan Emergency and Afghanistan 28 Nov 2009
British success in Malaya appeared to show how an insurgency could be defeated by Western-led forces. The campaign was plundered for ‘lessons’ – for Vietnam in particular. The latter’s failure, however, led critics to argue that Malaya was a special case which did not offer transferable ‘lessons’. An analysis of the general principles underlying British success in Malaya can nevertheless still provide important policy implications for Afghanistan. History Defence Policy Land Forces Central and South Asia Afghanistan Pacific
Climate security  Mexico arid lands News: Climate-related impacts on national security in Mexico and Central America 26 Nov 2009 by Shiloh Fetzek
Climate change will make Mexico and Central America's current challenges of poverty and governance much harder to solve in the future, and could contribute to a deteriorating security environment according to the preliminary report from a research project by the Royal United Services Institute. Americas Climate Security Global Security Issues
After the War on Terror News: After the War on Terror 25 Nov 2009 by Garry Hindle
How will the global struggle against terrorism evolve in the next decade? A new study published by the Royal United Services Institute brings together experts from across the world of counter-terrorism to provide answers, and to reflect on the successes and failures of the War on Terror. Terrorism
ANP thumbnail News: RUSI report outlines plan to beat corruption in the Afghan National Police 25 Nov 2009
The international community must abandon an 'obsession' with quantity over quality in order to combat corruption within the ranks of the Afghan National Police, according to a report published by the Royal United Services Institute. Afghanistan Central and South Asia Law and Ethics
Mumbai terrorists Analysis: After Mumbai - India's Response 25 Nov 2009 by Avnish Patel
The Mumbai attacks in November 2008 revealed deep and inherent flaws in India's national security. A year on, and after several far-reaching reforms, India still looks vulnerable but may well be equipped to respond swiftly and decisively. Terrorism India Central and South Asia
Nov 09 NB - Housden RUSI Newsbrief: The Nepalese Peace Process: Hanging in the Balance 24 Nov 2009
Nepal looks increasingly likely to slide into further instability. The risk of violence has not passed Central and South Asia
Nov 09 NB - Knight RUSI Newsbrief: The Dragon in the Room? China and Copenhagen 24 Nov 2009
America's absence in the global climate change framework leaves China in an influential position at Copenhagen International Institutions Global Security Issues China Pacific Climate Security
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