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Pakistan’s Fear of Big Neighbour a Peace Risk

This article first appeared in the 6 August 2008 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.

Al Qaeda – having made Afghanistan almost ungovernable – is poised to also destabilise Pakistan, says Richard Whelan Continue reading

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Bhutto’s Death a Blow for Secularist Cause

This article first appeared in the 28 December 2007 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.

Benazir Bhutto’s assassination eliminates an obstacle to the sustained success of al-Qaeda, writes Richard Whelan.

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