Arwin Rahi argues in a recent post on The Diplomat that a multinational regional security force (MN-RSF) will not work in Afghanistan. Arwin goes on to discount all the neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Iran, and others purely on the basis of mirror-imaging assumptions. A suggested Bilateral Security Agreement hardly adds anything new to what already exists … Continue reading Regional interests can only work if……
TWQ: International Order and Global Swing States – Winter 2013
TWQ: International Order and Global Swing States - Winter 2013The choices that four rising democracies—Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Turkey—make will help determine the trajectory of the interlocking web of norms, institutions, rules, and relationships known as the global order.
Is it threat or insurance?
Paul Monk picks up a good line of argument on The Strategist by inviting your attention to insurance rather than threat. But in an ideal world who would buy insurance without the presence of threat? Looks like an egg and hen situation. Current literature about threat is skin deep and strategic threat methodology compartmentalised after … Continue reading Is it threat or insurance?
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