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By Kamal Hyder in Asia on February 28th, 2011

 

Even at the best of times, Pakistan-US relations have been marred by mistrust.

Historically, the United States has gravitated towards Pakistan when it has needed to in terms of its strategic interests. In the late 1950’s, for example, the US not only supported a military dictator (General Ayub Khan)  but also operated airbases inside Pakistan to be used against the growing military power of the Russia. 

In 1962 a U2 long range reconnaissance aircraft took off from Badaber, on the outskirts of Peshawar, for a spying mission over Russia. The plane was due to fly all the way to Norway, but was shot down by the Russians, who then triumphantly put the pilot, Gary Powers, on display to the world.

By Imran Garda in Americas on December 4th, 2010
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We seem to have an innate fascination with secrets.

By Marwan Bishara in Imperium on May 28th, 2010
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As the Obama administration introduces its new foreign policy doctrine this week, it's worth reminding ourselves that the greater Middle East region is central to US strategy today just as it has been over the last half a century.

After a decade of US blunders in Iraq and Afghanistan under the guise of the "global war on terror", President Obama's overall commitment to "engagement" with other world emerging powers like China and India,  and support for multilateralism contrasts sharply with his predecessor's desire to "go it alone" when possible, along with others only if necessary.

Over the last year, the Obama administration has changed the bombastic language of the Bush administration.

By Hamish Macdonald in Europe on November 20th, 2009

 The US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once famously asked the question "Who do I call if I want to call Europe?" Now, for the very first time we have the answer to that question.

Baroness Cathy Ashton has been appointed Europe’s High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy. In an interview with Aljazeera just moments after being chosen for the position she declared that she is the person Kissinger would call.

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