Great. The "peace deal" in Swat is officially off, and not only will Pakistan whole-heartedly address militants in the region, it will also enforce Sharia law itself, ostensibly to rob the Taliban of public support in the region. What are the assumptions at work here?...
A quick note on events in Georgia: be very suspicious whenever the government accuses any opposition group or movement of being linked to Russia. Tbilisi has mounted a concerted effort to paint it...
At one time, I kinda almost liked some of Stephen Walt's work. At another point, I found works such as Origins of Alliances useful pivots in making an argument to move from explanations based on...