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Fall & Rise of Taliban: A Lecture in Islamabad

SIPR Lecture Series: "Are Taliban History?" @ Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan - November 27, 2015 Sponsored by American Institute of Pakistan Studies: http://pakistanstudies-aips.org A lecture was organized under the SPIR Lecture Series on November 26, 2015 at School of Politics and International Relations. Dr. Hassan Habbas from National Defense University, Washington D.C. gave

ISIS & The Future of Iraq: A Talk at the Habib University, Karachi

The Future of Iraq: YCSD holds Public Lecture with Dr. Hassan Abbas Habib University website, November 24, 2015 Sponsored by American Institute of Pakistan Studies: http://pakistanstudies-aips.org KARACHI, November 24, 2015: Habib University’s Yohsin Center for Social Development (YCSD) and Office for Global Engagement (OGE) hosted a Public Lecture with Dr. Hassan Abbas – Professor and Chair

Iraq vs ISIS: How can the U.S. Help?

Iraqis hate our policy of containing ISISTom Ricks Blog, Foreign Policy, November 18, 2015 By Hassan AbbasBest Defense guest columnistIn June 2014 I witnessed thousands of Iraqis throng the offices of top Shia clerics in Najaf, including Grand Ayatollah Ali-al Sistani, asking for a religious injunction to proceed towards Mosul and fight the Islamic State. It was not a choreographed exercise.

The Fight Against the Pakistani Taliban: Consequences

The Fight Against the Pakistani Taliban: What Are the Costs?NOVEMBER 17, 2015 by SARA OBEIDA; PBSIn December of 2014, the Pakistani Taliban waged a brutal assault against an army-run school in Peshawar, leaving 145 people dead — 132 of them uniformed school children.It was the deadliest single attack in the history of the Pakistani Taliban — known also as the TTP — prompting the government to