Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, May 17, 2012 (IPS) – Growing numbers of activists are beginning to counter U.S. Drone attacks into Pakistani territory. The activists are confronting the U.S., but increasingly now the Pakistani government for allowing such attacks to continue. The Tehreek Insaf party led by former [...]
NATO’s Twin Crises
May 17, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By John Feffer WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 (IPS) – It’s not an easy time for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The ongoing economic crisis is putting pressure on military budgets on both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, the Libya conflict revealed the stark limitations of the United [...]
Malaysia’s New Security Act Spares Politicians
April 20, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Baradan Kuppusamy KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 20, 2012 (IPS) – Malaysia’s new internal security law is as draconian as the colonial law it has replaced, but has the saving grace that it will not target political opponents of the government, say critics. After a 52-year history of serious [...]
U.S.-Mexico Border Build-Up Found Excessive
April 20, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Apr 19, 2012 (IPS) – While Republican politicians and other "border hawks" call for ever-tougher measures to secure the U.S.-Mexican border against drug trafficking and illegal immigration, a one-year bi-national study released here Thursday suggests that current efforts may be excessive. The study, a [...]
HIZBUT-TAHRIR ( HT) STEPS UP ATTEMPTS TO SUBVERT BD ARMY
January 22, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy B.RAMAN It is learnt from reliable sources that the Bangladesh authorities suspect that the Hizbut-Tahrir (HT), Party of Liberation, banned in October 2009 had links with 16 middle-level officers of the Bangladesh Army involved in the plot to stage a coup against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which was discovered in [...]
SPECULATION REGARDING ZARDARI
December 7, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy B.RAMAN The “Dawn News” of Karachi has reported as follows: “President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday (December 6,2011) arrived in Dubai for a medical check-up. According to presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar, the President has traveled to Dubai along with his team of doctors for an extensive medical examination. He added [...]
Disastrous Friendly Fire Event in Pakistan Could Grind the U.S. Afghan Campaign to a Halt
December 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy By. John C.K. Daly of http://oilprice.com NATO recently literally shot itself in the foot, imperiling the resupply of International Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan by shooting up two Pakistani border posts in a “hot pursuit’ raid. Given that roughly 100 fuel tanker trucks along with 200 other trucks loaded with [...]
India-US as Partners in Arms
November 23, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Ernest Corea IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis WASHINGTON DC (IDN) – The Obama Administration’s much touted "pivot" to Asia extends a trend that began with President Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama inviting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Mrs. Singh to the US as the first state guests of the Obama [...]
Featured Articles and Reports on the Project on Defense Alternatives, PDA
November 16, 2011 By
Below is a Listing of Recent Articles and Reports on the Project for Defense Alternatives Site Going for Broke: The Budgetary Consequences of Current US Defense Strategy. (printable .pdf version) by Carl Conetta, PDA Briefing Memo #52, 25 October 2011. Shows how the Pentagaon’s adoption of more ambitious goals, strategy, and missions after the Cold [...]
MALEGAON: POLITICISATION & COMMUNALISATION OF INVESTIGATION
November 16, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy B.RAMAN The politicisation and communalisation of the investigation process since 2006 in terrorism-related cases has led to a paralysis of the investigation machinery in the States and the Government of India. 2. The result: Barring the 26/11 terrorist strikes in Mumbai which were successfully investigated and prosecuted, our investigating agencies [...]
