Tag: Afghan Taliban
Refocusing: Brothers in arms or Brothers in ihraams?
Spearhead Analysis – 28.04.2015
By Abdulla Wasti
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
On April 9th, four attackers in military uniforms launched a six-hour gun and grenade attack in the...
The possible resurgence of the Afghan Taliban
Spearhead Analysis – 10.12.2014
By Abdulla Wasti
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
With the year coming to an end, all eyes seem to be focused on Afghanistan as the NATO...
Securing Pakistan’s Frontiers
Spearhead Analysis – 23.06.2014
By Shemrez Nauman Afzal
Research Advisor and Consultant (Security and Governance)
Spearhead Research – Pakistan
Peaceful (if not friendly) relations with neighbours and tranquility on...
The “Durand Line” in the 21st Century
Spearhead Analysis – 17.06.2014
By Shemrez Nauman Afzal
Research Advisor and Consultant (Security and Governance)
Spearhead Research – Pakistan
Afghanistan and Pakistan cannot be stabilized unless and until the...
Post Afghanistan Endgame
The paper is a project by interns under the supervision of Spearhead Research employees.
By Haider Abbas and Shirin Naseer
Three main topics make up the...
WHITHER PAKISTAN?
Spearhead Analysis – 09.07.2013
According to media reports the US and the Pakistan military engaged in a prolonged and arduous process of negotiations that led...
Dancing with the Taliban
Spearhead Analysis – 20.06.2013
A very short historical review would be helpful to set the context. Osama bin Laden harnessed the hatred against the US...
The Way Out of Afghanistan
Spearhead Analysis – 13.02.2013
The end game in Afghanistan is now the exit strategy. The violence weary people of Afghanistan want the foreign armies to...
The Afghan Peace Process
Spearhead Analysis – 28.12.12
An apparently leaked document of the Afghan High Peace Council Roadmap Process Roadmap to 2015 gives a five step plan for...
THREE TICKING TIME BOMBS AT THE PENTAGON
By Harlan Ullman
To most observers, irrespective of “sequestration” that would remove an additional $500 billion from defense spending over the next decade, the most...