America, Iran and the Nuclear Option
The Washington Post reported in early April that the Bush administration was "studying options for military strikes against Iran". But there is little reason to be surprised by all this. An attack on...
View ArticleChoosing War, Confronting Defeat
What history will emerge from the Bush wars is still uncertain. But it grows clearer with each passing day that the Bush administration must now grapple with the reality of defeat.read more
View Article250,000 Are Not Enough
President George Bush's decision to increase US troop strength in Iraq has found few supporters and will only make things worse.read more
View ArticleProtecting the Empire
As the US seeks to establish its fighting capability in space, it continues to increase its military bases around the world. And given its desire to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions, keep an eye on...
View ArticleUS Congress and Iraq War
The US House of Congress voted to end the Iraq war, a vote that was vetoed by president George Bush. However, the interest of the Democratic Party, which has a slim majority in Congress, is not to...
View ArticleThe Withering of the American Dream
Inequalities in the US continue to widen, because of government policies that favour the rich.read more
View ArticleThe United States and India
Letter from America The United States and India There is a consensus among the US policy elites on where India stands in relation to the US and what India should mean to the US in the future. Does the...
View ArticlePoverty of American Policy in Pakistan
From being someone the us had no time for, Benazir Bhutto turned during the course of 2007 into a crucial player in Pakistan for American policy. Yet, like everything else of us foreign policy, this...
View ArticleFive Years of War
After five years of US military operations in Iraq the mission still remains unaccomplished. The war, besides the horrendous cost, has exposed the limits of American power, its army has started to...
View ArticleTen Years of the Bomb
It is 10 years since India and Pakistan went openly nuclear. The dangers of a nuclear south Asia are becoming more and more apparent, yet the governments of the two countries continue to build their...
View ArticleGoing MAD: Ten Years of the Bomb in South Asia
India and Pakistan have been talking peace since 2003, yet they have continued to expand their nuclear arsenals. This suggests a failure both of imagination and of political will to seriously engage...
View ArticleAmerica's Pakistan Problem
The relations of the United States with the people of Pakistan could not have been worse. The US military actions on Taliban and Al-Qaida bases within Pakistan have inflamed public opinion and led to...
View ArticlePushing South Asia towards the Brink
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seemed interested only in increasing business for US companies and cementing a new defence relationship during her India visit. But a basic reordering of US...
View ArticleChoosing Peace in South Asia
While the governments of India and Pakistan plan for war and pour billions of dollars into their arms race, a recent poll in six major cities in India and in eight cities and 36 villages in Pakistan...
View ArticlePakistan and the Nasr Missile
Pakistan's nuclear planners have sought to develop and plan deployment of the short-range Nasr tactical missile to deliver nuclear weapons against advancing Indian armoured forces. This article...
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