Krista Burns discusses the implication of new regulations and policies of the Commonwealth countries on movement of people focusing on students and skilled workers.
Krista Burns
We did negotiate with the terrorists
Krista Burns discusses the preconditions of the peace talks with the Taliban and why they closed the Doha office.
“Inconceivable incompetence,” can we trust Pakistan?
Krista Burns on leaked Abbottabad Commission report and why Pakistan is an ineffective partner in the war against terrorism.
Weak statehood and the threat to international security
Krista Burns discusses the trend of selective intervention by developed countries in failed states in the light of the new Failed State Index report.
Transnational Terrorism: Reasons that US and NATO need to remain involved in the Middle East
Krista Burns discusses the threat of transnational terrorism in the Middle East and why should NATO remain involved in the region.
WHY NATO NEEDS TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO AFGHANISTAN AFTER 2014
In June 2011, President Barack Obama signalled that the US would begin withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, transferring security responsibility to the Afghan forces by 2014. According to Obama, Afghanistan no longer represented a terrorist threat and declared that the “tide of war is receding.” This, compounded by budget restraints and mounting internal pressure to Read More…
The Importance of NATO’s Drone Programme in Europe
Krista Burns on the importance of NATO’s drone programme in Europe and what does Germany’s decision to cancel Euro Hawk project mean for this programme.