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Analysis: A very special relationship: the US-Pakistan alliance darkens
26 Sep 2011 by Shashank JoshiAmerica's top military officer has accused Pakistan of helping to bomb a US embassy. US-Pakistan relations are about to enter a much darker phase.
Indo-Pakistan Conflict Terrorism The Pakistan Nexus United States Americas Pakistan Central and South Asia
RUSI Journal: Pakistan and the Shadow of 9/11
1 Aug 2011 Pakistan's strategic relationships with key regional and international powers need to evolve
Pakistan Central and South Asia The Pakistan Nexus Terrorism
Analysis: The Mumbai Blasts and the Indian Mujahideen
14 Jul 2011 by Shashank JoshiThe three bombs that tore through Mumbai add to the city's death toll from terrorism - 700 killed since 1993. If the Indian Mujahideen (IM) is responsible, it indicates the grave threat posed by domestic Indian groups plugged into international jihadi network.
India Central and South Asia Terrorism Indo-Pakistan Conflict The Pakistan Nexus
RUSI Newsbrief: A Pakistani and Pasthunwali Perspective on Af-Pak
31 May 2011 Af-Pak was hailed as a radical but effective change to US policy. But does it successfully take into account the cultural differences in the region?
The Pakistan Nexus Terrorism The War on Terror Afghanistan Central and South Asia Pakistan
Analysis: Implications of the Karachi attack
23 May 2011 by Shashank JoshiThe co-ordinated attack on a Pakistani naval base, the latest assault on a military facility, raises deep questions about the security of the country's nuclear weapons and the endurance of Pakistan's relationship with China and the United States.
Pakistan Central and South Asia China Pacific Terrorism The Pakistan Nexus Indo-Pakistan Conflict
Analysis: The Death of Bin Laden: Analysing the Implications
6 May 2011 by Dr Tobias Feakin, Professor Michael Clarke, Margaret Gilmore, Valentina Soria, Barak SeenerRUSI's experts examine the implications of the death of Osama Bin Laden and the operation that led to his killing
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Analysis: The Killing of Osama: Easy Operation as a result of Hard Intelligence
6 May 2011 by Professor Michael Clarke
The audacious operation that killed Osama Bin Laden was completed relatively shortly. It reaped the benefits of a careful intelligence operation that lasted months, if not years.Intelligence Terrorism Al-Qa'ida The Pakistan Nexus United States Americas Pakistan Central and South Asia
The audacious operation that killed Osama Bin Laden was completed relatively shortly. It reaped the benefits of a careful intelligence operation that lasted months, if not years.
Intelligence Terrorism Al-Qa'ida The Pakistan Nexus United States Americas Pakistan Central and South Asia
Analysis: Osama bin Laden: Pakistan faces the music
4 May 2011 by Shashank JoshiEven though diplomatic tension simmers between Pakistan and the United States over the death of Bin Laden, the tension may well be short-lived. Islamabad will continue its narrative of ignorance; Washington, in turn, will continue to fictionalise Pakistan's sovereignty as it reaps the fruits of Operation Geronimo.
Al-Qa'ida Terrorism The Pakistan Nexus Pakistan Central and South Asia
Analysis: Concluding Chapter One - The Death of Bin Laden
3 May 2011 by Dr Tobias FeakinThere is no doubting that the death of bin Bin Laden is the closure of the first chapter of the story of and battle against Al-Qa'ida. But his supporters will ultimately regroup and react to his cult of martydom and open the next chapter of the story.
Terrorism Al-Qa'ida The Pakistan Nexus
RUSI Newsbrief: Anti-Americanism in Pakistan
19 Jul 2010 Blowback from the War on Terror continues to diminish US support in Pakistan
Tackling Extremism Terrorism The Pakistan Nexus Pakistan Central and South Asia United States Americas
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