Adnan Qaiser

The authoris a political and defence analyst with a distinguished career in the armed forces, international diplomacy and geopolitical research. He can be reached at a.qaiser1@yahoo.com.

Jittery NATO in Afghanistan: A Reluctant and Discordant Coalition Partner, Part 7

In this last analysis among a seven-part study on Afghanistan, Adnan Qaiser, with a distinguished career in the armed forces and international diplomacy, examines...

Pakistan’s Scourge in Afghanistan: Modern-Day Shah Shujas, US and India, Part 6

In this sixth article among a seven-part study on Afghanistan, Adnan Qaiser, with a distinguished career in the armed forces and international diplomacy, discusses...

Afghan-Pakistan Frenemity: The Fifth Province Syndrome, Part 5

In this fifth analysis among a seven-part study on Afghanistan, Adnan Qaiser, with a distinguished career in the armed forces and international diplomacy, discusses...

Civil War Returns: Revenge and Score Settling in Afghanistan, Part 4

In this fourth analysis among a seven-part study on Afghanistan, Adnan Qaiser, with a distinguished career in the armed forces and international diplomacy, examines...

An Unviable State: A Broken Afghan Edifice, Part 3

In this third article among a seven-part discussion on Afghanistan, Adnan Qaiser, with a distinguished career in the armed forces and international diplomacy, examines...

U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal: Beneficiaries and Spoilers, Part 2

In this second piece of the seven-part study on Afghanistan, Adnan Qaiser, with a distinguished career in the armed forces and international diplomacy, examines...

Adieu Afghanistan, Au Revoir? A Distant and Difficult U.S. Goodbye, Part 1

In this first article among a seven-part discussion on Afghanistan, Adnan Qaiser, with a distinguished career in the armed forces and international diplomacy, examines...

Islamic Radicalism: The Curse of Boko Haram’s Religious Terrorism

In war there is no substitute for victory. Though the two failed wars in Iraq and Afghanistan turned the “war on terror” into a...

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