Sorin Adam Matei
A BBC correspondent laid eyes on a very insightful report on the continued strong relationship between Pakistan and Taliban leaders. The conclusion remains the same: we seem to be at war with Pakistan without being able to acknowledge it. The BBC’s Quentin…
Via Scoop.it – Foreign Affairs Ahmed Wali Karzai, brother of the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has been assassinated by a close security guard and member of the family. The Taliban claimed responsibility and the Pakistanis have reasons to rejoice. “Tuesday morning, AWK…
Are we on the verge of bringing forecasting of meteorological precision to military and counter-terrorism operations ? Wired Magazine speculates: In a paper published last week in Science, researchers present an equation to describe how fatal attacks escalate – whether it’s a…
Following a tip received by CIA in August 2010, the US intelligence community determined that Osama Bin Laden is located in Abbottabad, in North-West Pakistan, about 100 km North of Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. He was found, in a “mansion” and killed…
Image via Wikipedia Longer range M-1 style rifles to return to the Afghan battlefield? The U.S. military’s workhorse rifle — used in battle for the last 40 years — is proving less effective in Afghanistan against the Taliban’s more primitive but longer…