by Mushfiq Murshed* *The author is an editor of the journal. The recent escalation of terrorist attacks in Pakistan has raised questions regarding the internal security strategies and policies of the country. The 9th military operation, Zarb-e Azb, was launched on 15 June 2014. This operation was meant to counter any reservations that the world may […]
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By Mushfiq Murshed[1] Ever since the launch of Zarb-e-Azb there remains a dichotomy in analytical perception over the sincerity behind and the impact of this military operation. One group believes that a paradigm shift in policy has finally occurred in Pakistan where old doctrines of ‘strategic depth’ through proxy warriors have been shunned and a
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By Mushfiq Murshed[1] Inept policies, procrastination, confusion and prioritization of personal agendas rather than the wellbeing of the nation by the political leadership of Pakistan has resulted in a vacuum and further fueled an insurgency of a “jihad-pumped underclass.” The doctrine that the army came out with more than a year ago that pronounced “home-grown
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By Mushfiq Murshed On September 11, 2001, the action of 19 persons changed the dynamics of global politics. A terrorism benchmark was set which instigated a backlash that resulted in the invasion of two countries and a war against terrorism which continues unabated for the past 12 years with the number of casualties running into
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By Mushfiq Murshed* The counter-terrorism strategy currently being pursued by Pakistan is, at best, a half measure because it is not reinforced by a parallel counter-radicalization strategy. At issue here is the identification of the root cause of terrorism and extremist violence only then will the country be able to deal with the radicalization of
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By Mushfiq Murshed For the past sixty years the Kashmir dispute has resulted in wars and incessant Pakistan-India tensions. As a consequence of the 1998 nuclear tests conducted by the two countries, cinematography, soundtrack, acting, direction, etc., were definitely commendable for Pakistani standards. The storyline was in parts fragmented, perhaps a result of careless editing.
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The author is the editor-in-chief of Criterion Quarterly. Below are the contributions by the author for this website: Combating Terrorism through Film A Counter-Radicalization Strategy The Possibility of WMD Terrorism The Militant Triumvirate Chemical and Biological Weapons Zarb-e-Azb: Skeptics and Believers Fencing Borders The Pak-Afghan Paradigm Pakistan – At crossroads once again North Korea’s Chemical
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