by Alexander Gupta | Jun 30, 2014 | Monitor
On the evening of Sunday, June 8th 2014, 10 terrorists allegedly from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) infiltrated Pakistan’s largest and busiest airport. The terrorists attacked the Jinnah International Airport in the sprawling, seaport city of Karachi. ...
by Alexander Gupta | Jun 23, 2014 | Monitor
This month marks the official closing of the Transit Center at Manas in north Kyrgyzstan. The Transit Center at Manas was an American air base setup after the September 11th attacks to support the war in Afghanistan. The Kyrgyzstani government ordered the U.S. to...
by Kendall Strong | Jun 4, 2014 | Monitor
Inside the Obama administration’s debate over freeing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Adam Goldman and Scott Wilson / Washington Post Within months of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s capture in Afghanistan, the Obama administration began considering plans for a rescue. U.S....
by raffaellopantucci | Sep 13, 2013 | Monitor
And another piece, this time for The Diplomat, linked to Xi’s visit through Central Asia, this time focusing on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit now happening in Bishkek with my friend and co-author Li Lifan. I have also been doing various...
by raffaellopantucci | Jan 28, 2013 | Monitor
Slightly delayed posting of my latest piece, this time with my sometime co-author and friend Li Lifan looking again at China-Russia and Central Asia. This was part of a series that Ben edited at Open Democracy Russia which seems to have attracted some attention. As...
