by Sayyed Wild Abah | Dec 31, 2007 | Opinion
One of the common myths of our times is the prevalent belief that the world has become a united village where borders and districts no longer exist as a result of globalization. The national state is no longer capable of controlling the movement of people,...
by Sayyed Wild Abah | Dec 25, 2007 | Opinion
As 2007 draws to a close, the last few days of the year are marred by familiar scenes that no longer attract attention: simultaneous bloody bombings in Iraq and Algeria, grave political crises in Pakistan and Lebanon, parliamentary elections in Russia that have only...
by Sayyed Wild Abah | Dec 20, 2007 | Opinion
Political thinker Jacques Attali believes that the existing Iraqi situation is not similar to the American scenario in Vietnam in the past as widely believed; in fact, it is closer to the British experience in India in the 1940s. The difference between the two...
by Sayyed Wild Abah | Dec 2, 2007 | Opinion
French Researcher Pierre Hassner described the new century as “the era of relative strength,” in that the military force is unable to secure the objectives of ensuing political implications, having a huge strategic impact upon the level and composition of balance...
by Sayyed Wild Abah | Nov 13, 2007 | Opinion
The Turkish and Pakistani experiences are quite similar on one essential level and that is the pivotal role of the military institution within the political game even if the backgrounds and the results of this role vary in the two distinct contexts. Perhaps the scope...
