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Analysis: With allies like this: what the Wikileaks war logs say about Pakistan 28 Jul 2010
While Wikileaks’ widely-publicised military leak has turned the media spotlight onto Pakistan, the country’s involvement in Afghanistan will come as little surprise to coalition troops. The unfavourable timing of the leak, however, together with its substantial effect on public support for the war, means that Washington must act now to bring Pakistan back onto side.

NATO

United States

Americas

Analysis: Leaked Afghanistan War: Old bad news revealed at a new bad time 27 Jul 2010
The leaking of 90,000 combat reports from Afghanistan reveals a familiar but depressing picture of operations in Afghanistan. Yet their revelation comes at a critical juncture for policymakers.

Middle East and North Africa

Iran

Analysis: The leaking of the Afghan War documents 26 Jul 2010 by Professor Michael Clarke
How significant is the release of the Afghan war documents on WikiLeaks? RUSI Director Michael Clarke gives his assessment

Middle East and North Africa

Intelligence

Iran

Information

Technology

Analysis: Injecting a sense of realism to the India-Pakistan peace talks 30 Apr 2010
The agreement by India and Pakistan to resume high-level talks has been heralded as a potential turning point in India-Pakistan relations.. But the structural factors that derailed the last major dialogue have neither dissipated nor look likely to be addressed by Pakistan, indicating that the breakthrough should be viewed as positive rather than path breaking.

Analysis: India and the Four Day War 7 Apr 2010
The Indian military is caught between preparing for conventional war against neighbouring powers, Pakistan and China, and reorganising as an asymmetric deterrent against cross-border terrorism. It seems they are struggling on both counts.

Analysis: India faces a resurgent Indian Mujahedeen 26 Mar 2010
With the threat emanating from India’s porous borders and open society, the arrest has once again underlined the need for India to rationalise its security infrastructure.

Terrorism

Analysis: What does the Baradar arrest mean? 3 Mar 2010
The arrest of the Afghan Taliban leader has been heralded as a significant development in Washington's effort to disrupt the insurgency and a sign that Islamabad is abandoning the Taliban. But a closer look at the evidence demonstrates that his capture indicates neither a Pakistani break with militancy, nor an easing of the path ahead for the war in Afghanistan.

Analysis: A resilient India must not rush to look outward in its struggle against terrorism 2 Mar 2010
The bomb attack in Pune on 14 February, claimed by a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) splinter group, has once again brought the spectre of jihadist terrorism within India into focus. To build on progress made in recent talks, Indian policy makers must look beyond narrow internal and external rhetoric surrounding terrorist attacks.

RUSI Journal: India's Af-Pak Strategy 25 Feb 2010
India is playing a key role in the Afghan conflict. But its animosity with Pakistan threatens this contribution, and the US has been unable to choose a long-term partner