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When to Hit the Pakistani-Coup Panic Button

By | 05.04.09 | 10:40 am

For more on the prospect or non-prospect of a Pakistani military coup, I asked a former U.S. official who’s deeply experienced with Pakistan whether such a thing seemed like it was in the offing. Here’s what I got back: The signal that something is about to happen would More…

Another Coup in Pakistan?

By | 03.12.09 | 2:40 pm

It’s been ten years since Pervez Musharraf ousted Nawaz Sharif in one of Pakistan’s numerous military coups, and about seven months since Musharraf was forced to resign. But the multilayered crisis of political confidence that tossed Musharraf remains ongoing, and now his successor, Asif Ali Zardari, is arresting hundreds of More…