This conflict has its roots in the failure of a political transition. There was an uprising that forced Yemen's longtime authoritarian president Ali Abdullah Saleh to hand over power to... Читать далее
It is a worry. And part of the reason why the US is so actively engaged with Pakistan is because Pakistan does have a nuclear arsenal and that nuclear arsenal could potentially be under... Читать далее
The two state solution is basically a sovereign Palestinian state and a sovereign Israeli state. Two countries that live side by side. And that includes Gaza.
Gaza is in the far south of... Читать далее
The short answer to that is: no.
Pakistan has institutions: it has a judiciary, a Supreme Court, federal courts, provincial courts, local courts. It has universities. It has a thriving... Читать далее
The long and short of it is distance. Although Cyprus doesn't look very far from Turkey – which is where most Syrian refugees travel to the Greek islands from – there is a very narrow... Читать далее
Pakistan is not an Islamist theocracy like Iran. It is ultimately a democracy where governments are elected. It of course has a long history of military rule, but I would separate... Читать далее
The West – by which I mean the US – used Pakistan to a very successful degree in the campaign against the Soviets in Afghanistan. They used jihadists to fight against the Soviets in... Читать далее
It's a divide that dates back really to the early years of Islam fourteen hundred years ago. We can really trace it back to the death of the prophet Mohammed. Very broadly, Sunnis believe... Читать далее
The hostility exists for the same reasons that caused Pakistan be created and carved out of India. With the British leaving after several hundred years of colonisation and occupation... Читать далее
There's no winning in Syria. But the question of whether the West can work with Assad is becoming more of a reality now that we have President-elect Donald Trump in the United States.
Don... Читать далее