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12 November 2010

Rethinking an Afghanistan Exit Strategy

Richard Armitage, a former US deputy Secretary of State, believes that the Obama administration should take its partnership with the Afghan and Pakistani government before it proceeds with its proposed troop withdrwal from Afghanistan in July 2011

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1 November 2010

The dawn of offensive cyberwarfare

Communication satellites and nuclear reactors are no match against the onslaught of malicious software like Stuxnet. The conception of this worm has revealed that hostilities have shifted to cyberspace. Does India have the capabilities to tackle cyber attacks of this magnitude?

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28 September 2010

China’s Innovation Wall

In a bid to end its dependence on foreign intellectual property and become a global power in science and technology, China is attempting to foster indigenous innovation. Are the U.S. government and business community right to be worried about threats to free trade and intellectual property rights?

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1 September 2010

Not Ready for Prime Time

The world’s leading international institutions may be outmoded, but Brazil, China, India, and South Africa are not ready to join the helm. Their shaky commitment to democracy, human rights, nuclear nonproliferation, and environmental protection would only weaken the international system’s core values.