Pakistan is already one of the least stable countries in the world, and although its change in government may bring some hope and even progress in the coming months, the situation is likely to deteriorate over the next five years.
Pakistan is in the midst ...
The Republic of India, the world’s second most populous country, is the core and central component of South Asia. To the north-east it borders Pakistan. Indian maps show Jammu and Kashmir marked as Indian territory and also its common border with Afghanistan. Along the Himalayas to the north-east its neighbors are the Peoples’ Republic of China (Xinjiang Uighur and Tibet autonomous regions),...
... means, because they do not realize that they can be defeated and have all the reason to believe that the only thing they have to do is to outplay NATO in a battle of political attrition.
Besides, these talks need to include one more participant – Pakistan, on whose efforts the outcome of the talks would largely depend. By the autumn 2011 already sour relations between the U.S. and Pakistan had further deteriorated and became nearly hostile after the U.S. troops had assassinated bin Laden and 24 ...
What are the advantages and limitations of drones?
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, drones) in combat operations is a reality of modern warfare. In particular, they are widely used by the US in Afghanistan and Pakistan for location and destruction of terrorists. How promising is the use of these devices, and how high is their efficacy from the military and political viewpoints?
Unexpectedly extensive use of UAVs in Afghanistan and in Pakistani border areas ...