Archive for July, 2009
Blood Brothers: The Dual Origins of American Bellicosity
Stephen Peter Rosen The American Interest From the July – August 2009 issue: What seems obvious about ourselves can become deeply puzzling if we actually stop to think about it. It is obvious to most Americans that the United States is a peace-loving country. [Read More]
The Collapse of Pakistan
On Thursday, July 16, The National Interest hosted an event on “The Collapse of Pakistan” with Bruce Riedel, Obama’s recent point man for reviewing our AfPak policy. Riedel’s talk was based on his article in the July/August issue of TNI, [Read More]
Why the Shah Fell
Walter Z. Laqueur Commentary From issue: March 1979 The Iranian crisis is far from over; in fact it may still be in its early stages. Nevertheless, the mythmakers are already hard at work. According to one school of thought, the cause of the recent uprisings and the fall of [Read More]
The Islamization of Pakistan, 1979-2009
This publication offers perspectives on 1979 events in Pakistan and the influence that they continue to exert on the region. The authors emphasize that much of the turmoil in Pakistan dates from the late 1970s, when the rise to power of General Zia ul Haq and his [Read More]
Tatars: Kiev’s Anti-Russian Allies
In Ukraine’s ethnic-Russian Crimea, Kiev finds an ally in the Tartars, the country’s only Muslim population, who are taking a strong stance against talk of a return to Russian sovereignty, Ben Judah writes for ISN Security Watch. By Ben Judah in Simferopol for ISN [Read More]
A Dialogue on international interventions: when are they a right or an obligation?
Daniele Archibugia* and David Chandlerb aItalian National Research Council, Rome, Italy; bCentre for The Study of Democracy University of Westminister, London Abstract In 15 years, the international community has been blamed for resorting too easily to the use of force [Read More]
