Abbas A Hassan

The Afghanistan-Pakistan Theater: Militant Islam, Security & Stability

What is the optimal strategy for the United States and its allies to pursue in Afghanistan? Observers across the political spectrum agree that military operations alone are not enough to secure Afghanistan against a powerful insurgency linked to global jihadism. There is increasing consensus as well...

The Taliban Revival: Violence and Extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan Frontier

In autumn 2001, U.S. and NATO troops were deployed to Afghanistan to unseat the Taliban rulers, repressive Islamic fundamentalists who had lent active support to Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda jihadists. The NATO forces defeated and dismantled the Taliban government, scattering its remnants across the c...

By Hassan Abbas The Taliban Revival: Violence and Extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan Frontier

Pakistan's Troubled Frontier

Pakistan's northwest frontier has become a breeding ground for a growing Islamic militancy that threatens the stability of the country. Instability in Pakistan's federally administered tribal areas and North-West frontier province also threatens NATO's strategic Khyber Pass lifeline to Afghanistan, ...

The Shia: Identity. Persecution. Horizons.

“As the world grapples with religious extremism and consequent violence in the world of Islam, Sayyid Riyadh Al-Hakeem provides us a valuable opportunity to understand the political dynamics and theological debates within Islam. I had the privilege to have a long conversation with Sayyid in 2014 in ...

Ali Ibne Abi Talib on Leadership and Good Governance

This book is a collection of Imam Ali Ibne Abi Talib's policy statements on the role and responsibilities of political leadership for good governance. Important administrative policy initiatives taken by Imam Ali and his guidelines for effective government as advocated in his writings and lectures t...

Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism: Allah, then Army, and America's War Terror

This book examines the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan, particularly since 1947, and analyzes its connections to the Pakistani army's corporate interests and U.S.-Pakistan relations. It includes profiles of leading Pakistani militant groups with details of their origins, development, and cap...

Is racial or religious profiling ever justified? Ten years after 9/11, the U.S. is still trying to balance safety and security with protecting ... An article from: New York Times Upfront