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Gambling on Reconciliation to Save a Transition: Perils and Possibilities in Afghanistan

Ashley Tellis explains how the Obama administration is supporting political reconciliation between the Taliban and coalition forces in Afghanistan in order to safeguard the upcoming security transition, but numerous challenges still loom.

 


 

More on Afghanistan:
Negotiations Cannot Solve Afghanistan's Problems
India and Afghanistan's Strategic Agreement

 
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Friday, November 18, 2011 Washington, D.C.

Containing or Engaging Pakistan? An American Dilemma

The United States has dealt with Pakistan as a client state for more than half a century. Today, the relationship is complicated and Washington is at a crossroads: can the United States continue to engage Pakistan or has the time come for a different strategy?

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  • Monday, November 14, 2011 Washington, D.C.
    The Great Indian Contradiction: Internal Crisis and External Dynamism

    The second term of the Indian government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has encountered political turbulence and economic slowdown with no signs of the will to break out of a prolonged stasis at home, but shown a rare strategic purposefulness abroad.

  • Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Washington, D.C.
    Pervez Musharraf on U.S.–Pakistan Relations

    Former president Pervez Musharraf addressed the history of U.S.–Pakistan relations, recent tensions between the two countries, and his vision of the way forward.

  • Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Washington, D.C.
    Pakistan–U.S. Relations: Known Myths Unknown Truths

    Except for brief durations and on rare occasions, U.S. perceptions about Pakistan have been distorted and inaccurate for the past 60 years. To a lesser extent, the same applies to Pakistani perceptions of the United States.

Related Publications
  • Force, December 2011
    Ebb and Tide: Has the US-Indian Strategic Partnership Bombed?

    Among U.S. policymakers, disappointment with India has raised the question of whether the American effort to cement a strategic partnership with India was worth it after all.

  • NPR's Talk of the Nation, November 29, 2011
    Relationship Sours After Airstrikes In Pakistan

    Although an investigation is underway to determine why NATO coalition forces in Afghanistan fired on two Pakistani army bases, killing 24 Pakistani soldiers, the event has already struck a blow to the struggling U.S.-Pakistan alliance.

  • Great Indian Dream, November 18, 2011
    The Fireworks Are Still Missing

    Despite initially high expectations, the enhanced relationship between India and the European Union has so far made relatively little impact and has fallen short of its own objectives.

  • News International, September 10, 2011
    Marching to a Meltdown?

    Since 9/11, the U.S.-Pakistani bilateral relationship has become increasingly tense due to divergent objectives, poor alternatives, and differing viewpoints between the two countries.

 

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Syrian Regime Cannot Conceal An Economy in Rapid Decline

Ibrahim Saif
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

No one is fully knowledgeable about the state of the Syrian economy, how exactly it has been affected by the events taking place in the country, or how to interpret the choice economic indicators issued by Syrian officials.

Future Challenges for U.S.-China Relations

Michael D. Swaine, Yan Xuetong, Paul Haenle, John Pomfret, Yuan Peng
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The U.S. pivot to the Asia-Pacific has created both tension and opportunity in its relations with China.

Saving the Euro without Losing the Europeans

Stefan Lehne
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Eurozone; Euro Crisis The gap between the efforts to deepen integration in order to save the euro and what most people really think should happen is wider than it has ever been before.

Why I'm Optimistic About Putin's 4th Term

Nikolay Petrov
Monday, May 21, 2012

The Russian political system is likely to undergo some changes this year, perhaps even serious ones — not because Putin wants them, but because elements of Putin's inner circle are convinced that the government must take some of the protesters' demands seriously.

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