Information on "Intelligence Services" and "Asia"
March 2013
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27 Mar 2013
Zero Dark Thirty and US-Pakistan Relations
Author: Riaz Hassan
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper discusses the impact of the CIA torture scenes in the film "Zero Dark Thirty" on US-Pakistan relations. More on «Zero Dark Thirty and US-Pakistan Relations» -
19 Mar 2013
US-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress
Author: Shirley A Kan
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report discusses US policy regarding military contacts with the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and provides a record of such contacts since 1993. More on «US-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Security Sector Transformation in the Arab Awakening
Author: Donald J Planty
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report draws on the discussions and conclusions of a conference on security sector transformation in North Africa and the Middle East hosted by USIP's Center of Innovation for Security Sector Governance on 10 May 2012. More on «Security Sector Transformation in the Arab Awakening»
July 2012
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31 Jul 2012
What Went Wrong with the ROK-Japan Military Pact?
Author: Seongho Sheen, Jina Kim
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
In this paper addresses the failure of Japan and South Korea to sign their first military cooperation pact – the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA). More on «What Went Wrong with the ROK-Japan Military Pact?»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
Strategic Perspectives No. 11
Author: Fletcher Schoen, Christopher J Lamb
Publisher: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
This study explains how one part-time inter-agency committee established in the 1980s to counter Soviet disinformation effectively accomplished its mission. More on «Strategic Perspectives No. 11»
May 2012
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24 May 2012
Pakistan-US Relations: A Summary
Author: K. Alan Kronstadt
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report summarizes important recent developments in Pakistan and in Pakistan-US relations. More on «Pakistan-US Relations: A Summary» -
3 May 2012
Fixing Pakistan’s Civil-Military Imbalance: A Dangerous Temptation
Author: Moeed Yusuf
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report focuses on one of the central debates on Pakistan in Washington: how to deal with this troubled and troubling ally in the months and years ahead. More on «Fixing Pakistan’s Civil-Military Imbalance: A Dangerous Temptation»
March 2012
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16 Mar 2012
Change of Guard at Pakistan’s ISI
Author: Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
In Pakistan, appointments to senior staff positions in the military often tend to acquire disproportionate political importance. More on «Change of Guard at Pakistan’s ISI»
February 2012
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Feb 2012
CTC Sentinel 5 (2)
Author: Nelly Lahoud, Samuel Logan, Benedetta Berti, Matthew DuPeé, Daud Khattak, Naureen Chowdhury Fink
Publisher: Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
This issue examines the merger of Al-Shabab and Qa'idat al-Jihad, and the complicated relationship between the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban. More on «CTC Sentinel 5 (2)» -
Feb 2012
Afghanistan Security: Department of Defense Effort to Train Afghan Police Relies on Contractor Personnel to Fill Skill and Resource Gaps
Author: Charles Michael Johnson Jr
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This paper discusses the skill and resource gaps which mean that US Department of Defense need to rely on contractors to train police in Afghanistan. More on «Afghanistan Security: Department of Defense Effort to Train Afghan Police Relies on Contractor Personnel to Fill Skill and Resource Gaps»
