In other words, the arrival of the French in Mali could well be the beginning of link ups across the oil and mineral rich regions stretching from Sudan across Chad, Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Western Sahara where the Polisario movement will derive strength from the reverberations.
Cool Syria to focus on Afghanistan in Chicago
Let me jump the gun on the global pundits. The great charge on Damascus is about to be called off, sorry toned down.
West sets up the war within Islam
When the US, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan got into a scrum to launch a programme of manufacturing triple distilled mujahideen Islam in Afghanistan to fight the Soviets the seeds were sown for a conflict within Islam as well.
Win in Libya and lose the Arab Spring
The shaken monarchies and the remaining dictatorships have rallied around the US and Europe to protect themselves.
ISI: An exceptional secret service
The most important takeaway from this fascinating snapshot of the ISI, the Taliban, and Pakistan's view of America and its strategic choices is that Pakistan will never be a predictable puppet of US interests.
Taliban’s hurrah at Kabul Intercontinental
The dramatic attack on Kabul’s Intercontinental hotel earlier in the week ties in somewhat convolutedly with the arrest in Karachi in February 2010 of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a Taliban commander.
Will Obama fall between stools?
President Obama has tried to reconcile the irreconcilables – the requirements of his domestic audience and the situation on the ground in Afghanistan.
Visegrad: A new European military force
The Visegrad Group, or V4, consists of four countries — Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
How to tackle the rising maritime piracy?
Analysts argue that direct attack on the land bases of the Somali pirates will not be popular within Somalia.