Region Related Event Feeds

Region Related Event Feeds http://csis.org/region/31/related/publication A list of publications related to this region en India Votes 2012 http://csis.org/publication/india-votes-2012 <p>While the United States is in the throes of an election year, with state primaries and debates taking place nearly weekly, India too is in the midst of an important round of state elections. The first elections began on January 28, and they will continue through the end of the year. The final results for the first five elections will be announced on March 6.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/india-votes-2012">read more</a></p> Governance Mobile Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34960 at http://csis.org The Real Issues in Afghanistan: Looking Beyond Undefined Policy Statements and Slogans http://csis.org/publication/real-issues-afghanistan-looking-beyond-undefined-policy-statements-and-slogans <p>Secretary’s Panetta’s comment about ending the US combat role in Afghanistan in 2013, and focusing on building up Afghan forces, have triggered a predictable firestorm of criticism, guesswork, and speculation.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/real-issues-afghanistan-looking-beyond-undefined-policy-statements-and-slogans">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Defense and Security Featured Military Strategy Mobile Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34983 at http://csis.org PacNet #7A - US-India Relations: Pivot Problems http://csis.org/publication/us-india-relations-pivot-problems <p>There is a conundrum at the heart of the Obama administration's "pivot" toward Asia, at least as it relates to India.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-india-relations-pivot-problems">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 34940 at http://csis.org Polio Eradication in India http://csis.org/publication/polio-eradication-india <p>India’s struggle against major health challenges in the past few decades has been a white-knuckle ride, with India illustrating some of the best, as well as the worst, of the health problems of the developing world.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/polio-eradication-india">read more</a></p> Global Health Global Health Policy Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 jdunton 34804 at http://csis.org PacNet #3 - Comparative Connections Summary http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-3-comparative-connections-summary <p>It's been an Asia-centric four months. The US proclaimed America's "pivot" toward Asia, while North Korea faced a pivotal moment following the death of Kim Jong Il.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-3-comparative-connections-summary">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Regional Analysis Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 34631 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3 <p>Edited by Carl Baker and Brad Glosserman</p> <p>January 2012, Vol. 13, No. 3 – (September–December 2011)</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34625 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - Regional Overview http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-regional-overview <p>It’s been an Asia-centric four months. The US proclaimed America’s “pivot” toward Asia, while North Korea faced a pivotal moment following the death of Kim Jong Il.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-regional-overview">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34626 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Japan http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-japan <p>Prime Minister Noda accomplished important steps including the selection of the F-35 as Japan’s next-generation fighter, relaxing the three arms export principles, and announcing a decision to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership – all of which demonstrated Tokyo’s readiness to revive the economy and strengthen security ties and capabilities.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-japan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34627 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-China http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-china <p>A spate of measures taken by the Obama administration to bolster US presence and influence in the Asia-Pacific was met with a variety of responses from China. Official reaction was largely muted and restrained; media responses were often strident and accused the US of seeking to contain and encircle China.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-china">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34629 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Korea http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-korea <p>South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s state visit to the US attested to the strength of the relationship and the personal ties between Presidents Obama and Lee. The timely passage of the KORUS FTA in the US was the big deliverable for the summit.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34630 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Southeast Asia http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-southeast-asia <p>With visits to Hawaii, Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines, and Burma, President Obama and Secretaries Clinton and Panetta demonstrated the US commitment to the region despite concern over the anticipated decline in the US defense budget. Generally, the additional US forces are seen as evidence of Washington’s decision to remain involved in regional security.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-southeast-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34632 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - China-Southeast Asia http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-southeast-asia <p>China endeavored to win regional influence and goodwill by emphasizing reassurance and mutually beneficial relations with Southeast Asian counterparts.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-southeast-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34633 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - China-Taiwan http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-taiwan <p>The campaign leading to the Taiwan’s Jan. 14 presidential election has dominated cross-strait developments. Opposition candidate Tsai Ing-wen has continued her rejection of the “1992 consensus” and criticized President Ma Ying-jeou for suggesting he might consider negotiating a peace accord with Beijing.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-taiwan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34634 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - North Korea-South Korea http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-north-korea-south-korea <p>No reader of Comparative Connections needs telling that Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack on Dec. 17. Kim’s death poses a dilemma. In one sense it changes everything.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-north-korea-south-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34635 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - China-Korea http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-korea <p>Beijing underscored maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula following Kim Jong Il’s death. DPRK leadership succession raises questions about the future direction of China’s Korea policy, which was most recently reaffirmed during an October visit to the two Koreas by Vice Premier Li Keqiang, the presumed successor of Premier Wen Jiabao.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34636 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - Japan-China http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-japan-china <p>Noda Yoshiko became prime minister of Japan in early September and met President Hu Jintao at the G20 Summit and the APEC meeting. On both occasions, they agreed to take steps to strengthen the mutually beneficial strategic relationship – and again during Noda’s visit to China at the end of December.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-japan-china">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34637 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - Japan-Korea http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-japan-korea <p>The close of 2011 was dominated by two leadership changes – the mid-December death of Kim Jong Il and the election of Noda Yoshihiko in September. Kim’s death is a watershed event that could have repercussions around the region. South Korea and Japan reacted cautiously to the news of Kim’s death and the rise of his son, Kim Jong Un.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-japan-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34638 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - China-Russia http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-russia <p>The last four months of 2011 were both ordinary and extraordinary for Beijing and Moscow. There was business as usual as top leaders and bureaucrats from the two countries held frequent meetings. The world around them, however, was riddled with crises and conflicts.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-russia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34639 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Inda-East Asia http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-inda-east-asia <p>Over a decade into the “normalization” of US-India relations and nearly 20 years into India’s “Look East” policy, the US-India-East Asia nexus is regularly articulated by the US and India, generally accepted in the region, and shows some signs of gaining traction with the launch of a regular US-India dialogue on East Asia and the first-ever US-India-Japan trilatera</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-inda-east-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34640 at http://csis.org Transition in the Afghanistan-Pakistan War: How Does This War End? http://csis.org/publication/transition-afghanistan-pakistan-war-how-does-war-end <p>The future of Afghanistan and Pakistan will be shaped by the way in which the US, NATO/ISAF, and major aid donors interact with the Afghan and Pakistani governments as they “transition” by withdrawing their forces and cutting their spending and aid.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/transition-afghanistan-pakistan-war-how-does-war-end">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34597 at http://csis.org Critical Questions for 2012 http://csis.org/publication/critical-questions-2012 <p><a name="top" id="top"></a>From international security and regional study to global challenges, CSIS experts will address many of the world's most difficult policy concerns and critical questions in 2012. To kick off the new year, we asked 25 of our scholars to identity what worries them most and what are the biggest opportunities in their respective areas of study.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/critical-questions-2012">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Alternative Energy Cybersecurity Defense and Security Demography Development Policy Disaster Risk Reduction Economic Development and Reconstruction Energy and Climate Change Food and Water Global Health Global Health Policy Global Prosperity Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance HIV/AIDS Homeland Security Human Rights International Security Markets and Trends Media Analysis Military Strategy Mobile Nuclear Weapons Regional Analysis Security and Climate Change Space Technology Technology Policy Terrorism Trade and Economics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34505 at http://csis.org Governance and Militancy in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province http://csis.org/publication/governance-and-militancy-pakistans-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-province <p>The traditional weaknesses in service delivery within Pakistan’s provincial and district governments have arisen from the complex interplay of several factors. Resource mobilization for essential services has always been a challenge for provincial governments, which typically have been dependent on federal handouts.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/governance-and-militancy-pakistans-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-province">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Governance International Security Terrorism Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 jdunton 34757 at http://csis.org Governance and Militancy in Pakistan's Khyber Agency http://csis.org/publication/governance-and-militancy-pakistans-khyber-agency <p>In mid-October 2011, thousands of families were fleeing Khyber, one of the seven tribal agencies in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), to refugee camps or relatives living outside of FATA. Their flight was in response to the announcement by the Pakistani military that it was undertaking a fresh round of operations against militant groups operating in the area.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/governance-and-militancy-pakistans-khyber-agency">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Governance International Security Terrorism Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 jdunton 34098 at http://csis.org Governance and Militancy in Pakistan’s Chitral District http://csis.org/publication/governance-and-militancy-pakistans-chitral-district <p>Chitral, the northernmost district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province, lies at the extreme northwest of Pakistan. It shares a border with Afghanistan’s Badakhshan, Nuristan, and Kunar Provinces to the north and west, with Gilgit-Baltistan region to the east, and with the Kohistan, Swat, and Dir Districts to the south.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/governance-and-militancy-pakistans-chitral-district">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Governance International Security Terrorism Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 jdunton 33895 at http://csis.org PacNet #68 - Why go to Myanmar? http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-68-why-go-myanmar <p>Why should Hillary Clinton go to Myanmar? The short answer is to encourage the best chance at real political change in a country that effectively cloistered itself under harsh military rule for nearly five decades. Myanmar, or Burma, has been the virtual political ball and chain of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which it joined in 1997.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-68-why-go-myanmar">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 33903 at http://csis.org India and Afghanistan: Positioning for Withdrawal http://csis.org/publication/india-and-afghanistan-positioning-withdrawal <p>Today, with U.S. and NATO forces beginning their withdrawal from Afghanistan, the historical sequel to the Soviet Union’s 1989 withdrawal from the country is unfolding. The newest wrinkle in this story is that India is now actively involved and trying to position itself accordingly.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/india-and-afghanistan-positioning-withdrawal">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction International Security Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 NLombardo 33549 at http://csis.org India-Pakistan Trade: Better Late Than Never http://csis.org/publication/india-pakistan-trade-better-late-never <p><strong>Q1: What does Pakistan’s decision to grant most-favored-nation (MFN) status to India mean?</strong></p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/india-pakistan-trade-better-late-never">read more</a></p> Mobile Trade and Economics Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ian 33550 at http://csis.org The 2010 Flooding Disaster in Pakistan http://csis.org/publication/2010-flooding-disaster-pakistan <p>The catastrophic flooding in Pakistan in 2010 laid bare the multiplicity of fault lines that beleaguer the country as perhaps no other single event in its history.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/2010-flooding-disaster-pakistan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Development Policy Disaster Risk Reduction Economic Development and Reconstruction Governance Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 32767 at http://csis.org Afghanistan and Pakistan: Continuing Security Challenges For the United States http://csis.org/publication/afghanistan-and-pakistan-continuing-security-challenges-united-states <p>The US confronts a wide range of challenges if it is to win the Afghan conflict in any meaningful sense, and leave a stable Afghanistan and Pakistan:</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/afghanistan-and-pakistan-continuing-security-challenges-united-states">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Terrorism Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 32594 at http://csis.org Competition in Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Pakistan http://csis.org/publication/competition-afghanistan-central-asia-and-pakistan <p>US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/competition-afghanistan-central-asia-and-pakistan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 32262 at http://csis.org The War in Afghanistan: The Real Lessons of the Attack in Kabul http://csis.org/publication/war-afghanistan-real-lessons-attack-kabul <p>There is a growing tendency to cover the war in Afghanistan by chasing the headlines from event to event.  The kind of coverage turns a tragic helicopter crash into a crisis, and does the same for a largely symbolic attack on the ISAF and Embassy compound in Kabul.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/war-afghanistan-real-lessons-attack-kabul">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Mobile Terrorism Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 32237 at http://csis.org Indo-U.S. Space Cooperation: Aiming Higher http://csis.org/publication/indo-us-space-cooperation-aiming-higher <p>Indo-U.S. space cooperation may not yet be in orbit, but it certainly is in the boost phase. At the end of their Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement, issued on July 19 in New Delhi, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton included a status report on the recently concluded meeting in Bangalore of the U.S.-India Space Working Group.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/indo-us-space-cooperation-aiming-higher">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Space Technology Technology Policy Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 NLombardo 31765 at http://csis.org U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan: The Need for Perspective http://csis.org/publication/us-casualties-afghanistan-need-perspective <p>There are good reasons to question whether we should stay in Afghanistan.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/us-casualties-afghanistan-need-perspective">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Mobile Terrorism Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 31735 at http://csis.org Cutting Afghanistan’s "Gordian Knot" http://csis.org/publication/cutting-afghanistans-gordian-knot <p><em>We are encouraged by news that India and Pakistan are re-launching a dialogue aimed at building trust, and encourage them to work in that same spirit to support a political process in Afghanistan. We look to them—and all of Afghanistan’s other neighbors—to respect Afghanistan’s sovereignty, which means agreeing not to play out rivalries within its borders…</em>.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/cutting-afghanistans-gordian-knot">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 31316 at http://csis.org Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Art of the Possible http://csis.org/publication/afghanistan-pakistan-and-art-possible <p>On June 14, 2011, more than 200 policymakers and experts participated in an invitation-only, full-day working meeting at CSIS to discuss a constructive, realistic way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The main topics were Afghan governance, the Afghan security sector, and Pakistani cooperation.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/afghanistan-pakistan-and-art-possible">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Governance International Security Terrorism Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 31359 at http://csis.org Rethinking a Resource-Based Strategy http://csis.org/publication/rethinking-resource-based-strategy-0 <p>The US defense community is only beginning to address the full implications of the challenges it faces in terms of international economic competition and shrinking budgets.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/rethinking-resource-based-strategy-0">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Military Strategy Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 31296 at http://csis.org Talking Over the Arab Spring http://csis.org/publication/talking-over-arab-spring <p>As Washington has struggled to deal with the Arab Spring over the past few months, New Delhi has also watched developments in the Arab world with similar concern. For India, the Middle East represents 70 percent of its imported petroleum reserves according to analysis from the Energy Information Administration.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/talking-over-arab-spring">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Governance Human Rights International Security Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 31851 at http://csis.org Patterns in Terrorism in North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia: 2007-2010 http://csis.org/publication/patterns-terrorism-north-africa-middle-east-central-asia-and-south-asia-2007-2010 <p>The Burke Chair has prepared two new reports on terrorism in North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia: 2007-2010. These reports draw on unclassified US reporting by the National Counterterrorism Center and the US Department of State.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/patterns-terrorism-north-africa-middle-east-central-asia-and-south-asia-2007-2010">read more</a></p> Terrorism Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 31111 at http://csis.org Capacity and Resolve http://csis.org/publication/capacity-and-resolve <p>The last decade has seen the United States involved in two wars, an ongoing worldwide struggle against terrorism, and more recently a severe economic recession. This period has exposed two great structural challenges facing the United States. First, in a globalized world, vectors of prosperity quickly become vectors of insecurity. And second, the center of gravity in world affairs is shifting to Asia. </p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/capacity-and-resolve">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Energy and Climate Change Global Health Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Technology Trade and Economics Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 jdunton 30752 at http://csis.org Transitioning to a New Strategy: 2009-2010 http://csis.org/publication/transitioning-new-strategy-2009-2010 <p>The Burke Chair has prepared a seven-part analytic overview of unclassified metrics, and of how their current content relates to the challenges in policy, plans, resources, and management of the war that now reduce the prospects of victory.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/transitioning-new-strategy-2009-2010">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 31103 at http://csis.org The Failures That Shaped (and Almost Lost) the Afghan War http://csis.org/publication/failures-shaped-and-almost-lost-afghan-war <p>The Burke Chair has prepared a seven-part analytic overview of unclassified metrics, and of how their current content relates to the challenges in policy, plans, resources, and management of the war that now reduce the prospects of victory.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/failures-shaped-and-almost-lost-afghan-war">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30861 at http://csis.org Governance and Militancy in Afghanistan and Pakistan http://csis.org/publication/governance-and-militancy-afghanistan-and-pakistan <p>The CSIS Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation (C3), formerly the PCR Project, has studied the link between the rise of nonstate armed groups (or militants, for the sake of simplicity) and the quality of local governance in Afghanistan and Pakistan: whether a link exists and, if so, what the United States can do about it, if anything.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/governance-and-militancy-afghanistan-and-pakistan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Terrorism Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30850 at http://csis.org Continued Primacy, Diminished Will: Indian Assessments of U.S. Power http://csis.org/publication/continued-primacy-diminished-will-indian-assessments-us-power <p>India’s accelerating economic growth and the end of the Cold War have dramatically changed the way it looks at the world and at the United States.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/continued-primacy-diminished-will-indian-assessments-us-power">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30864 at http://csis.org A Conversation on Emerging Power Geometry http://csis.org/publication/conversation-emerging-power-geometry <p>The following conversation derives from an online chat between Global Forecast editors and four CSIS scholars on the rise of China, India, Brazil, and Turkey.</p> <p>The recent global financial crisis has been a huge headache for the West. Three years later, do China, India, Brazil, and Turkey look back at it as the beginning of an opportunity?</p> Defense and Security Governance International Security Trade and Economics Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30806 at http://csis.org Preserving American Power http://csis.org/publication/preserving-american-power <p>Is the “American Century” over? I am asked this question in nearly every meeting and interview. The context will vary. One group will cite America’s perilous fiscal situation where we borrow funds to unsustainable levels and refuse to come together politically to solve the problem. Others cite a soaring Chinese economy that may overtake us by the end of the decade.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/preserving-american-power">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30766 at http://csis.org The Afghan War and the Problem of Pakistan http://csis.org/publication/afghan-war-and-problem-pakistan <p>Pakistan presents a critical challenge to the United States in fighting the war in Afghanistan. The US, ISAF, and Afghan forces are making significant tactical progress, and realistic transition planning is beginning for the first time.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/afghan-war-and-problem-pakistan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30677 at http://csis.org The Soviet and U.S. Experiences in Military Intervention in Afghanistan and Current U.S.-Russian Cooperation http://csis.org/publication/soviet-and-us-experiences-military-intervention-afghanistan-and-current-us-russian-coope <p><em>This paper was presented at a conference entitled <strong>"Carnegie Council's Program on U.S. Global Engagement: a Two-Year Retrospective." </strong></em></p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/soviet-and-us-experiences-military-intervention-afghanistan-and-current-us-russian-coope">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 32022 at http://csis.org Indian State Elections 2011: People vs Power? http://csis.org/publication/indian-state-elections-2011-people-vs-power <p>While the central government continued to reel under charges of corruption ranging from the 2G telecom scam and cash-for-votes scandal to the Commonwealth Games fiasco, mounting attacks from the opposition, and high inflation, five Indian states went to the polls from April 4 - May 10 for the Indian state elections of 2011.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/indian-state-elections-2011-people-vs-power">read more</a></p> Governance Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30536 at http://csis.org 2G or Not 2G: Confronting Corruption in India http://csis.org/publication/2g-or-not-2g-confronting-corruption-india <p>Since late last year, news from India has been dominated by what many refer to as India’s “scam season.” Corruption scandals have distracted and shaken the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, mobilized a vocal and increasingly influential anticorruption movement, and contributed to growing international investor concerns about doing business in India (last year foreig</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/2g-or-not-2g-confronting-corruption-india">read more</a></p> Governance Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30397 at http://csis.org Bin Laden's Gone: What Now for Defense Policy? http://csis.org/publication/bin-ladens-gone-what-now-defense-policy <p>The death of Osama bin Laden (OBL) at the hands of U.S. special operations forces is a watershed moment for defense strategists. Like the 9/11 attacks, it isn’t really the beginning or end of anything new. The world didn’t change on 9/11. What did change was how the United States and its national security community perceived threats and their likelihood.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/bin-ladens-gone-what-now-defense-policy">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Terrorism Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ian 30247 at http://csis.org