Pakistan at Fifty: A Tenuous Democracy
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 117, Heft 798, S. 159-159
ISSN: 1944-785X
Excerpts from Current History essays on major milestones, published two decades ago.
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In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 117, Heft 798, S. 159-159
ISSN: 1944-785X
Excerpts from Current History essays on major milestones, published two decades ago.
In: Udenrigs, Heft 3, S. 36-44
ISSN: 1395-3818
Samina Ahmed skriver om sikkerhedssituationen i Afghanistan anno 2012.
In: The world today, Band 60, Heft 5, S. 15-17
ISSN: 0043-9134
World Affairs Online
In: The world today, Band 60, Heft 5, S. 15-17
ISSN: 0043-9134
Argues that long-term international help is needed to prevent a return to turmoil & civil war in postconflict Afghanistan. Although most deadlines of the 2001 Bonn Accords have been met, elections have been postponed until September; the resurgent Taliban poses an increasing threat; & many warlords continue to operate their own "mini fiefdoms." The newly created government institutions are weak &, in some cases, have even undermined the legitimacy of the constitution. Even though the current state of affairs is a great improvement over life under the Taliban, Afghanistan is situated "somewhere between conflict & peace." The potential to move toward sustained peace & genuine democracy depends on crucial political, economic, & military support from the international community. The most serious challenges facing Afghanistan include problems related to the upcoming election; warlordism; increased poppy production/the sophisticated opium trade; & Taliban threats. NATO's takeover of the International Security Assistance Force is encouraging but may not by itself be sufficient to meet the multiple challenges. J. Lindroth
In: International security, Band 26, Heft 3, S. 79-93
ISSN: 1531-4804
In: International security, Band 26, Heft 3, S. 79-93
ISSN: 0162-2889
World Affairs Online
In: Third world quarterly, Band 21, Heft 5, S. 781-793
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: Third world quarterly, Band 21, Heft 5, S. 781-793
ISSN: 0143-6597
This article describes the security dilemmas of nuclear-armed Pakistan. Pakistan's security environment has deteriorated through its adoption of a declared nuclear weapons posture in May 1998. Internal fissures have widened along regional and sectarian lines as the Pakistani economy falters, unable to sustain even limited external sanctions following decades of internal mismanagement. (DSE/DÜI)
World Affairs Online
In: International security, Band 23, Heft 4, S. 178-204
ISSN: 1531-4804
In: International security, Band 23, Heft 4, S. 178-204
ISSN: 0162-2889
World Affairs Online
In: International security, Band 23, Heft 4, S. 178-204
ISSN: 0162-2889
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 97, Heft 623, S. 407-411
ISSN: 1944-785X
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 97, Heft 623, S. 407-411
ISSN: 0011-3530
World Affairs Online
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 97, S. 407-411
ISSN: 0011-3530
Analyzes how atomic weapons tests conducted in May 1998 have affected internal politics, repercussions on regional and international security, effect of US-imposed economic sanctions, and deterioration in relations with India and the US.
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 96, Heft 614, S. 419-424
ISSN: 0011-3530
World Affairs Online