The Afghanistan Withdrawal: Update
Posted by DavidDay on Jan 17, 2014 in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Counter-Terrorism, Iran, Middle East, Military, Our Media, Pakistan, Pakistan | 0 comments
The U.S. withdrawal out of Iraq was not quite the “Fall of Saigon,” but we have just seen Fallujah Iraq fall to Al Qaeda. A heartbreaker, given the blood and treasure spent. What about the coming U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan? Do we have a “Fall of Saigon” coming with the return of the Taliban?
Professor Abdul-Karim Khan joins David Day for a fascinating discussion on this topic. Professor Khan is an expert that grew up in Peshawar, Pakistan and has tremendous depth in the history, the politics, the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and the challenges that both Afghanistan and Pakistan now face.
Read MoreAfghanistan & Pakistan: Forgotten States in Crisis
Posted by DavidDay on Sep 9, 2013 in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Critical National / Regional Security Issues, Disaster Prep & Humanitarian Aid, Economic Development, Economic Security/Development, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, International Business, Iran, Iran, Iran, Middle East, Military, Our Media, Pakistan, Pakistan, Pakistan, Regional Security/Flashpoints, Regional Security/Flashpoints, Syria, Syria, Syria, Syria, WMD/Chemical Weapons | 0 comments
If you have not noticed, the Washington focus on the Middle East has moved from Libya to Egypt to Syria and now to Iran. There are, however, other countries that continue to struggle with seemly insurmountable challenges to their very existence as nation states—namely, Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are all but forgotten.
In this global broadcast, both on audio and video, David Day engages in an unusual and in-depth discussion with Dr. Abdul-Karim Khan, an expert that grew up in Peshawar, Pakistan. Dr. Khan has tremendous depth in the history, the politics, the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and the challenges that both Afghanistan and Pakistan now face. He also discusses the background and makeup of the Syrian rebel army and the linkages and non-linkages between Afghanistan, Pakistan and the civil war in Syria.
Read MoreAfghanistan: Where Are We Going? What are the Implications for Asia?
Posted by DavidDay on May 31, 2012 in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Counter-Terrorism, Critical National / Regional Security Issues, Disaster Prep & Humanitarian Aid, Economic Development, Economic Security/Development, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, International Business, Middle East, Military, Our Media, Pacific Forum CSIS | 0 comments
John Hemmings in Afghanistan
A fascinating discussion on the future of Afghanistan, its new “strategic partnership” with the United States, and the potential for implosion of the Karzai government. The conversation includes an examination of the current stake and future role that we are likely to see China and other Asian countries play in Afghanistan as well as a look at Afghanistan’s future resource development.
This television show, aired statewide in Hawaii, is hosted by international business lawyer David Day with a special guest recently returning from Afghanistan: Mr. John Hemmings, a WSD Handa Fellow at Pacific Forum CSIS, and formerly a defense security specialist with the distinguished Royal United Service Institute (RUSI) in the UK.
Over Kabul