Back from the Brink? A Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan-Pakistan
An Asia Society Task Force Report
April 2009
A new Asia Society Task Force report outlines a comprehensive strategy for the new U.S. administration to pursue a dramatically different course in Afghanistan-Pakistan. Both countries are now struggling to limit the spread of violent insurgencies, curb losses in public confidence, and address major weaknesses in governance while being faced with a growing economic crisis. Barnett Rubin is the principle author of this report.
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A Tribe Apart
January 2009
The January/February 2009 edition of the Boston Review has published an essay by Barnett Rubin entitled A Tribe Apart.
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Pakistan in Decline
December 2008
An article published in The Times suggests that diplomatic strategies presented in a paper by Barnett Rubin and Ahmed Rashid may help prevent Pakistan’s descent.
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 Barnett Rubin on Radio Times
December 2008
Barnett Rubin appeared as a guest on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane to discuss Afghanistan.
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What Path Should Obama Take in Afghanistan?
November 2008
Barnett Rubin spoke with Jacki Lyden of NPR about President Obama's proposed strategy to end the war in Afghanistan.
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The Obama Administration and Afghanistan
November 2008
Barnett Rubin discussed Afghanistan, its history and its future, with regard to the Obama administration at The TakeOut.Org hosted by John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji.
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Troops Will Not Be Enough to Change the Crisis in Afghanistan
November 2008
Barnett Rubin co-authored an essay entitled "From Great Game to Grand Bargain" in the latest issue of Foreign Affairs.
 Jake Sherman returns to GRITtv with Laura Flanders
September 2008
On the anniversary of September 11th Jake Sherman discusses Foreign Policy in Afghanistan.
Jake Sherman on GRITtv with Laura Flanders
July 2008
As part of a foreign policy roundtable on Free Speech TV, Jake Sherman comments on Obama's recent trip to the Middle East and his proposed foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dr. Rubin on PBS NewsHour
May 2008
Barnett Rubin appeared along with David Ignatius of the Washington Post to discuss the security situation in Afghanistan.
Afghan Dilemmas: Defining Commitments
April 2008
Barnett Rubin critiques a proposal by U.S. Army Colonel Thomas Lynch in this article for The American Interest.
Counter-Narcotics to Stabilize Afghanistan: The False Promise of Crop Eradication
February 2008
This report by Barnett Rubin and Jake Sherman ennumerates the problems with current counter-narcotic tactics in Afghanistan and proposes an alternative strategy.
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