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HJS Report: Succeeding in Afghanistan

By George Grant, 7th September 2010

Succeeding in Afghanistan provides a clear and persuasive analysis of the Afghanistan War to date, explaining why the new counterinsurgency strategy currently being implemented offers the real possibility of genuine and lasting progress for the first time.

Heading Towards a Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

By Tufail Ahmad and Y. Carmon, 23rd August 2010

US Withdrawal creates ominous possibilities for Afghanistan

Pakistan's ISI: Still looking both ways

By Peter Cannon, 16th August 2010

David Cameron's recent remarks about Pakistan 'looking both ways' on terrorism were not inaccurate. Pakistan's military intelligence service, the ISI, continues to support the Taleban and other Islamist groups.

A return to India

By Rishi Mansigani, 10th August 2010

Pakistan - Taking a Break from Crisis?

By Ammara Durrani, 9th July 2010

Ms. Durrani gave an in-depth analysis of the performance over the past two years of Pakistan? new democratic government.

China & India: Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay

By Professor Pranab Bardhan, 15th June 2010

The Politics of Pakistan - Democracy & Extremism

By Imran Khan, 11th June 2010

Can China and India Dominate the West?

By Prem Shankar Jha, 4th June 2010

HJS Podcast: Succeeding in Afghanistan

By Lauren Gunias, 23rd April 2010

In the first of a new HJS Podcast series, Lauren Gunias speaks to HJS Governance, Strategy & Terrorism Section Director George Grant about the conflict in Afghanistan. The discussion takes in the conflict's objectives, understanding the Taliban and why this is a war worth winning.

Waging Jihad from Pakistani Kashmir

By Tufail Ahmad, 6th April 2010

The Pakistani army's connection to militants remains an issue

Prospects for Pakistan

By Jonathan Paris, 17th March 2010

Too Little, Too Late?

By Peter John Cannon, 9th March 2010

While the announcement of the US troop surge in Afghanistan was highly welcome, the delays beforehand and the setting of a date for withdrawal have threatened to undermine it. Yet there are still reasons for optimism in Afghanistan, one of which is the initial progress of Operation Moshtarak.

The Struggle Within: India's Red Corridor

By Alexandra Mahler Haug, 29th January 2010

The domestic threat from India's Naxalite population

Water Security on the Sub-Continent - The Implications of the Indus Treaty

By Alexandra Mahler Haug, 29th January 2010

Escalating tensions over water between India and Pakistan

The Continuing Danger of the Conflict in Kashmir

By Helen Norbury, 12th January 2010

Tensions in Kashmir threaten to bring instability to the entire region.

Debating the Pakistani National Interest

By Tufail Ahmad, 27th October 2009

The Western role is vital in securing Pakistan

By Tufail Ahmad, 18th August 2009

Water Disputes Between India and Pakistan- A Potential Casus Belli

By Tufail Ahmad, 31st July 2009

A growing conflict over water resources seems likely to be the latest impediment to stable India-Pakistan relations.

Afghan Women in a Post-Taliban Society: Challenges Ahead

By Shukria Barakzai, 8th June 2009

By kind invitation of The Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane MP, the Henry Jackson Society and the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a discussion with Shukria Barakzai, a member of the Afghan parliament. The debate explored the role of Afghan women in a post-Taliban society, and discussed challenges ahead of the Afghan government as well as the international community.

India: Economy, Democracy and Geopolitics

By Professor Deepak Lal, 4th June 2009

A brief summary of a talk given by Professor Deepak Lal

Pakistan's nuclear expansion: Where has the money gone?

By Liliana Mulvany, 29th May 2009

Allegations were made earlier this month about Pakistan’s nuclear expansion. It emerged that Pakistan has been busy expanding two sites crucial to its nuclear program as part of an effort to bolster the destructive power of its atomic arsenal [1]. Pakistan’s reaction to these allegations was naturally denial. It is ironical that an ailing economy reliant on IMF assistance, with 24% of the population living under the poverty line and a Taliban insurgency that is getting stronger every day, has found the resources just to invest in their nuclear assets.

Contemporary India is a Western country

By Tufail Ahmad, 21st May 2009

Re-evaluating the concept of the West as a geographical identity.

The Future of Pakistan

By Jonathan Paris, 13th May 2009

Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century

By Nandan Nilekani, 30th April 2009

Re-Emerging Alliance Between Taliban and Pakistani Military

By Tufail Ahmad, 15th April 2009

The Pakistani military are engineering Taliban developments. They have conspired to hand over the Swat district to radical forces, and are attempting to reform their traditional alliance to confront U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan.

Pakistan's Perennial Problem

By Georgina Duffin, 9th April 2009

As sectarian violence continued to escalate, Pakistan and the US must ind a strategy to combat a problem that threatens to shake the foundations of Pakistan's domestic security.

Neutralizing the Militant Threat in Afghanistan

By Rosalba Junginger, 26th March 2009

As Barack Obama announces a reviewed foreign policy in Afghanistan next week, we are confronted with the reality of a dangerous resurgence of the Taliban in tribal Afghanistan.

A New Approach for Afghanistan

By Kate McCormick, 23rd March 2009

Now international focus has shifted back to Afghanistan, what does this mean for a rejuvenated military strategy in the region?

Pakistan's ISI: The Guardians helping the Enemy

By Peter John Cannon, 23rd March 2009

The new Pakistani government's attempts to bring the ISI, Pakistan's military intelligence agency, under control have thus far encountered difficulty.

India and the Financial Crisis

By Alex Try, 27th February 2009

An analysis of the Indian economy during the financial crisis: the problems its facing, the course its taking and the consequences of these actions

No peace in Baluchistan

By Tufail Ahmad, 22nd January 2009

Pakistan's Army Thwarts a Historic Opportunity for Peace in Baluchistan

A window of opportunity for political solution to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka

By Camilla Hagelund, 21st January 2009

The Sri Lankan government's military campaign against the Tamil Tiger insurgency has been highly successful with the rebels now contained in Mullaittivu. It is now time for the Sri Lankan government to reframe its policy and aim for an inclusive political process to resolve the underlying ethnic conflict, which military action alone cannot achieve.

The obstacle of the ISI

By Tufail Ahmad, 13th January 2009

To secure Afghanistan, the West must rein in Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence

Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Global Security

By Peter John Cannon, 12th January 2009

Pakistan's battle with the Taleban is vital, not only to the security of Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, but to the security of the world.

Bangladesh at the crossroads: Democracy, radicalisation and terrorism amidst the emerging security challenges of South Asia

By Major General Muniruzzaman, 22nd December 2008

Quickly, Deploy U.S. and NATO Troops in Peshawar

By Tufail Ahmad, 15th December 2008

Where is Pakistan Going?

By Imran Khan, 12th December 2008

The Re-Emergence of Kashmir as a Jihadist Battleground

By Tufail Ahmad, 1st December 2008

Recent changes in the Pakistani military command have led to a resumption of jihadist and cross-border violence in Kashmir