An Offensive Against the Taliban: Under Pressure, Pakistani Army Pushes into South Waziristan – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Air Offensive, Army Online, Border Region, Islamic Extremists, News International, Online News, Pakistan, Pakistani Army, South Waziristan, Spiegel, Spiegel Online, Suicide Bombings, Taliban, Unprecedented Wave

An unprecedented wave of suicide bombings in recent weeks underscored the strength of the Islamic extremists entrenched in the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Over the weekend, the Pakistani army fought back with a long awaited ground and air offensive.
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China and Russia’s Geographic Divide

Posted by Matt in July 22nd, 2008 | 1 comment

Published in China, Russia, Border Region, Brutal War, Chinese Interior, East Of The Urals, Economic Sense, First Glance, Flatness, Geography Russia, Geopolitical, Global Alliance, Long Stretch, Multipolar World, Natural Partners, Open Expanse, Russian Generals, Silk Road, Small Miracle, Southern Coasts, Transport Bill, Western Border, Western China

By Peter Zeihan
Since the Soviet fall, Russian generals, intelligence chiefs and foreign policy personnel have often waxed philosophic about the inevitability of a global alliance to hem in U.S. power — often using the rhetoric of a “multipolar world.” Central in all of these plans has been not only the implied leadership of Russia, but [...]

Pakistan’s uneasy alliance with US

Posted by Matt in July 19th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Pakistan, U.S., Al Qaeda Militants, Al-Qaeda, Allies, Anger, Barbara Plett, Border Region, International Fight, Pakistan, Pakistanis, Taleban, Terrorism, Uneasy Alliance

The US and Pakistan remain allies in the international fight against terrorism but relations have been worsening. The US is accusing Pakistan of failing to rein in Taleban and al-Qaeda militants that take refuge in its border region and, as Barbara Plett reports, there is growing anger among Pakistanis towards the US.
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