Showing posts with label Carnegie Endowment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carnegie Endowment. Show all posts

Monday, 23 May 2016

Drone Blowback in Pakistan is a Myth. Here’s Why (Aqil Shah, Carnegie Endowment)

Drone warfare in the Federally Administered Tribal Region of Pakistan has many problems. Blowback is not one of them. In fact, data show the opposite: Most respondents support drone strikes

http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/05/17/drone-blowback-in-pakistan-is-myth.-here-s-why/iyh0

The Unraveling of Lebanon’s Taif Agreement: Limits of Sect-Based Power Sharing (Joseph Bahout, Carnegie Endowment)

While Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system is flawed and unraveling in many ways, it has helped keep the country at peace and provides valuable lessons for the region

http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/05/16/unraveling-of-lebanon-s-taif-agreement-limits-of-sect-based-power-sharing/iy99

European Liberal Power as a Two-Way Street (Richard Youngs, Carnegie Endowment)

Today’s European leaders have taken the EU to the brink of dissolution, yet they do little seek help from those outside Europe with more successful democratic lessons to share

http://carnegieeurope.eu/2016/05/17/european-liberal-power-as-two-way-street/iyco

India’s Nuclear Options and Escalation Dominance (Toby Dalton, George Perkovich, Carnegie Endowment)

The growing prominence of nuclear weapons in Pakistan’s national security strategy casts a shadow of nuclear use over any potential military strategy India might consider to strike this balance. However, augmenting its nuclear options with tactical nuclear weapons is unlikely to bolster Indian deterrence in convincing ways

http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/05/19/india-s-nuclear-options-and-escalation-dominance/iydh