...to fail because it is a policy at loggerheads with geopolitical realities. The very nature of global diplomacy calls for negotiating deals and alliances of convenience to achieve external objectives and guarantee territorial security. A vague fear of cozying up to larger foreign powers has always made India’s foreign policy unfaithful to India’s strategic interests, and often kept its hands tied. This concern was evident from the start of India’...
...The consensus from these entities seems to be to target Wikileaks in order to cut the head off the proverbial snake. However, those who propose this measure fail to comprehend the size and scope of this lofty idea. The cyber security giant H.B. Gary realized this when it started testing the waters in defense of Bank of America. In anticipation of a presumably embarrassing document dump by Wikileaks, Bank of America retained H.B. Gary Federal—by...
...s an immigrant woman. Since 2009, women have comprised a full 50 percent of immigrants from Latin America, but their experiences are rarely mentioned in the public debate. The vulnerabilities that women face in crossing the border, in finding safety as undocumented immigrants, and in the deportation or detention process are vastly under-recognized. (These vulnerabilities that uniquely affect women merit labeling immigration, among other things,...
...es. One of the most serious disputes involving the control of riverheads is between India and Pakistan. Hostilities over water are intensifying as supply becomes scarce for both states. A report by the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies explains that population explosion in the areas surrounding the rivers and neglect of the downstream country’s use of the rivers, together with the mismanagement of this vital resource, is partly responsible...
...ce-to-air missiles. So what are we going to do to get those weapons back? These were legitimate counterterrorist operations. The problem was that they were not being de-conflicted at a higher level, specifically at a National Security Council level. TT: What, specifically, was happening at the level of the National Security Council? JM: John Brennan, who was acting as [President] Obama’s counterterrorism adviser, was authorizing the operations in...
...and South Africa is that Israel’s policies can hardly compare to the complete institutionalization of racism enacted through South Africa’s policies. The second distinction he makes is that Israel’s policies are motivated by security concerns. Yet he concludes the section by saying, “Regardless of the reason, they are segregationist measures and so the question remains: is it reasonable to call [the situation] “apartheid”? The answer is a resoun...
photo from Wikimedia Commons The Alliance Program in cooperation with SIPA and the Middle East Institute hosted the French Ambassador to the U.N., Gérard Araud, who discussed the crisis in Syria along with Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies History & MESAAS. As a member of the Security Council, Araud provided a technical lens on the current impasse. Considering the conflicting state interests of the P5, the U.N. wi...
...ats in the past, the question of war is not only between the Koreas, but how it is changing the political landscape of the five biggest economies in the world, four nuclear weapon states, and three permanent mission of the UN Security Council. Surrounded by a plethora of 21st Century problems, these complicated issues persist as human rights, nuclear weapons, and socio-economic interests surrounding the entire region. What’s happening now North K...
...ombined with India’s rising global prominence, has led Pakistan to anxiously pursue regional policies intended to protect it against future Indian hostility. How, then, does Pakistan believe supporting insurgents enhances its security? In allying with the tribal militants that dominate poorly governed Pakistani border regions, the Pakistani government gives itself a greater measure of control over these areas and creates an effective buffer agai...
...ism, with its focus on harmony and homogeneity is an easy target for militants looking to exacerbate the divide between strict traditionalists and modern, more passive Muslims. The most pressing threat to Pakistan’s national security is “home-grown” domestic terrorism. The politically motivated killings, near the Afghan border and in the largest city centers of Islamabad and Karachi, of civilians from various Islamic sects, police officials and...
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