Posted in European Union, Gal Luft, Geopolitics, Iran, Oil and Gas, Pakistan, Turkey on Sep 23rd, 2009 Comments Off
From Gal Luft
While Washington is mulling over what to do next in order to weaken Iran economically, this summer the Islamic Republic has taught us a lesson in strategic maneuvering, taking major steps to bolster its economy and geopolitical posture by positioning itself as an indispensable energy supplier to hundreds of millions of people.
Posted in Gal Luft, Geopolitics, India, Iran, Oil and Gas, Pakistan on May 29th, 2009 Comments Off
From Gal Luft
While the world’s eyes are focused on Iran and Pakistan, little attention has been paid to the two countries’ decision from last week to move ahead with their plans to connect their economies via a natural gas pipeline. What may seem like a standard energy project could have profound implications for the geopolitics [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Walter Laqueur on Apr 17th, 2009 Comments Off
From Walter Laqueur
President Obama in his charm offensive in Europe and Turkey said all the right things—about a new peaceful world order, about a world without nuclear weapons, about Turkey’s greatness, about America’s responsibility to take a lead solving the global financial crisis because it began in the United States, about America not being at [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Arab Gulf, Geopolitics, Iran, Martin Kramer, Pakistan, Terminology on Mar 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
From Martin Kramer
The appointment of Dennis Ross as “Special Advisor to the Secretary of State for The Gulf and Southwest Asia” (announcement here) has caused some puzzlement, in part because the geographic focus of his title seems fuzzy. This is especially so for “Southwest Asia.”
Posted in Afghanistan, Geopolitics, Maps, Pakistan on Jul 7th, 2008 Comments Off
From MESH Admin
The online journal Heartland: Eurasian Review of Geopolitics devotes its latest issue to “The Pakistani Boomerang,” and provides this map of the situation on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, as prepared by Limes, an Italian review of geopolitics. The map shows the tribal areas, sites of clashes between Pakistani forces and jihadists, and cross-border infiltration [...]
Posted in Daniel Byman, Hezbollah, Iran, Nuclear, Pakistan, Qaeda on Mar 31st, 2008 Comments Off
From Daniel Byman
U.S. and world attention is focused understandably on the Iranian nuclear program. The list of reasons to worry about an Iranian bomb is exceptionally long and, for the most part, legitimate.
Posted in Afghanistan, Martin Kramer, Pakistan, Qaeda, Terrorism on Dec 30th, 2007 Comments Off
From Martin Kramer
An editorial in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, entitled “Target: Pakistan,” mourned Benazir Bhutto, whom it described as “the highest profile scalp the jihadists can claim since their assassination of Egypt’s Anwar Sadat in 1981.” The editorial then offered this analysis:
With the jihadists losing in Iraq and having a hard time hitting [...]
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