Another short blogpost for Free Rad!cals, this time on a topic that has been bugging me for a while. It seems as though the US is making a few unfortunate choices in counter-radicalisation terms that emulate earlier mistakes Europe made, something particularly silly given how much attention they have lavished on studying and criticising Europe’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘US foreign policy’
Muslim Integration: America Must Avoid Europe’s Mistakes
Posted: February 2, 2012 in Free Rad!calsTags: counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, terrorism, UK, US, US foreign policy
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China Passes the Buck in Afghanistan
Posted: November 4, 2011 in Foreign PolicyTags: Afghanistan, China, China and the world, Chinese foreign policy, Pakistan, US, US foreign policy
Slightly delayed in posting this here for a variety of reasons. Anyway, a new piece for Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel looking at China’s play in Afghanistan. Re-reading my old piece in Foreign Policy on the subject, I see I am a bit more positive this time around, but still no clear signs of a Chinese [...]
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Expanding Western Connections
Posted: October 15, 2011 in Terrorism MonitorTags: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, Germany, Pakistan, radicalization, TTP, UK, US, US foreign policy
A new piece for Jamestown on a subject I have been trying to get published for a while. Will keep this short as am in hurry, but more soon. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Expanding Western Connections Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 37 October 14, 2011 05:20 PM Age: 18 hrs By: Raffaello Pantucci Faisal Shahzad As [...]
The Risks of Relying on Drones
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Washington PostTags: counter-radicalisation, counter-terrorism, drones, rules of war, US, US foreign policy
A short letter for the Washington Post, this time focused on the question of drones and their use as a tactic in American counter-terrorism. My original letter was much longer, but the distilled point is still there. I have touched on this subject before, and would like to return with a much bigger piece at [...]
Is the war over?
Posted: May 3, 2011 in Oriental Morning PostTags: Afghanistan, Chinese foreign policy, counter-terrorism, New Statesman, Osama bin laden, Pakistan, terrorism, US foreign policy
My first contribution to the ongoing hyper-covered story – this one for the Oriental Morning Post. Some more bits on this forthcoming. For the whole thing in Mandarin see here (have also pasted it below including images). Is the War Over? The death of Osama bin Laden is unlikely to make any major difference in the [...]
A Trip to the Cold War’s Last Border
Posted: April 29, 2011 in InterpreterTags: DPRK, Seoul, South Korea, US foreign policy
A new post for the Lowy Institute’s Interpreter blog – a good foreign policy blog that does not originate in the US. About a trip I recently made to Seoul, during which I had to make a pilgrimage to the border with the North. Interesting experience and one day I guess I would like to [...]
The Tipton Three: Things Not Quite Adding Up
Posted: April 27, 2011 in Free Rad!calsTags: Afghanistan, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, guantanamo, Pakistan, radicalization, tipton, UK, US foreign policy
A longer post for Free Rad!cals, looking in detail at the case of the Tipton Taliban (the title I had initially gone with) in the wake of the latest Wikileaks information dump. I do not think that these chaps were very serious jihadists, but more likely your archetypal jihadi tourists. Be very interested to hear [...]
Chinese Investment in Afghanistan
Posted: April 14, 2011 in QuotedTags: Afghanistan, China, Chinese foreign policy, US foreign policy
Another radio piece, this time in English, for something called War News Radio an independent US channel. Focused on my thoughts on China-Afghanistan, a subject I have looked at a bit and will try to look at more once I come up for air from my current workload. WNR Top Story: Chinese Investment in Afghanistan [...]
Counter-productive counter-terror
Posted: December 1, 2010 in GuardianTags: counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, lone wolves, radicalization, Somalia, terrorism, US, US counter-terrorism policy, US foreign policy
A new article for the Guardian exploring an issue I have had knocking around my head for a while, the issue of the use of informants in U.S. terror cases. It is a complex question, as it is hard to know what the alternative is sometimes. Being on the Guardian’s website, this has awakened a [...]
In Afghanistan, it’s only Chinese take-out
Posted: December 1, 2010 in Foreign PolicyTags: Afghanistan, China, UK, US, US foreign policy
A short article for Foreign Policy, expanding on my previous Survival article looking at China’s relationship with Afghanistan. This is a subject I am going to do some more work on, including building on a fascinating set of interviews I recently did in Beijing. As ever, any thoughts or pointers hugely appreciated. In Afghanistan, it’s [...]
