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Posted by Rachaelsims on Jan 22, 2012

CIA Suspends Drone Strikes in Pakistan: National Security vs. State Sovereignty

Sources within the US government recently confirmed that the CIA has suspended drone missile strikes in Pakistan in an attempt to repair the badly damaged relations between the two countries, which have decayed further in the wake of a NATO airstrike which resulted in the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers. Relations between the US and Pakistan have been tense since the May...

Posted by Ashley Lam on Jan 22, 2012

Super Tunnels: The Significance of Sophisticated Passages Below the Southwest Border

The nearly 2,000-mile border between the United States and Mexico symbolizes much of what is dissatisfying about the practical realities of this nation’s security challenges. The legitimate goal of open gateways to promote commerce clashes with the need to stop the north- and southbound flow of contraband. This head-on collision gives rise to complex layers of...

Posted by Thomasjrichardsjr on Jan 22, 2012

New Burmese Roads: the Myanmar Regime Builds for the Future

2011 has been a year of dramatic change in the international arena. Late winter saw the flames of the Arab Spring spread across the Middle East and North Africa, tumbling the long-standing regimes of Egypt and Tunisia in a few short weeks and sparking revolution and war in Syria and Libya, with further turmoil around the region. The summer brought renewed fiscal crisis to...

Posted by twheeler on Jan 14, 2012

U.S.-Pakistan Relationship: Is a “mistake” the cause of the temporary severance?

A much anticipated U.S. report based on an investigation into the deaths of 24 Pakistani Soldiers claim that fault is due to weakening ties between the U.S. and Pakistan. Over the past few months, the U.S.-Pakistani relationship has considerably declined beginning with the death of Osama Bin Laden and concluding with the recent U.S. airstrike attacks. Pakistan’s...