2012-05-18T18:10:34Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/j/jones_seth_g.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/12/04/NYT.html 2009-12-04T18:06:00Z 2009-12-04T18:06:00Z

The United States and Pakistan must target Taliban leaders in Baluchistan. There are several ways to do it, and none requires military forces, writes Seth G. Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/10/02/WP.html 2009-10-02T04:01:00Z 2009-10-02T04:01:00Z

The discussion of American troop numbers misunderstands the subtle nuances of fighting a war in areas inhabited by fiercely independent Pashtun tribes, whose culture and traditions are under severe threat from the Taliban, writes Seth Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/08/08/WSJ.html 2009-08-08T18:42:00Z 2009-08-08T18:42:00Z

The rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan is now President Barack Obama's war, one he pledged to win during his election campaign. One of the biggest problems, however, is that since late 2001, the United States has crafted its Afghanistan strategy on a fatally flawed assumption, writes Seth Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/07/05/NYP.html 2009-07-05T19:46:00Z 2009-07-05T19:46:00Z

As Marine Corps forces roll into southern Afghanistan, they face an enemy familiar to US officials — Mullah Zakir, a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who now leads a reconstituted Taliban, writes Seth G. Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/04/14/NYT.html 2009-04-14T13:16:00Z 2009-04-14T13:16:00Z

For India, the development of a conducive environment on its western flank for groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad has already resulted in sophisticated terrorist attacks on Indian soil. While there is good reason for India and its neighbors to be concerned, there is considerable misunderstanding of the threat, writes Seth Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/02/15/WP.html 2009-02-15T17:36:00Z 2009-02-15T17:36:00Z

Afghanistan has a reputation as a graveyard of empires, based as much on lore as on reality.... Yes, the situation is serious, but it's far from doomed. We can still turn things around if we strive for a better understanding of the Afghan insurgency and work to exploit its many weaknesses, writes Seth G. Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/12/21/PPG.html 2008-12-21T20:20:00Z 2008-12-21T20:20:00Z

The recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, are part of a disturbing trend across the Muslim world of groups that target civilians in the name of Islam. Less visible to Western eyes, but potentially just as significant, is a growing backlash among Muslims who condemn such attacks as unethical, writes Seth Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/12/08/EN.html 2008-12-08T23:50:00Z 2008-12-08T23:50:00Z

The recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, are part of a disturbing trend across the Muslim world of groups that target civilians in the name of Islam. Less visible to Western eyes, but potentially just as significant, is a growing backlash among Muslims who condemn such attacks as unethical, writes Seth Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/08/06/CSM.html 2008-08-06T17:32:00Z 2008-08-06T17:32:00Z

Military might against Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups isn't working – and no wonder. After studying the record of 648 terrorist groups between 1968 and 2006, we've found that military force has rarely been effective in defeating this enemy, write Seth Jones and Martin C. Libicki.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/07/15/FP.html 2008-07-15T21:25:00Z 2008-07-15T21:25:00Z

The United States and other NATO countries should stop undermining Hamid Karzai now, shore up support for him as the democratically elected president of Afghanistan, and help him show progress, writes Seth G. Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/04/01/GM.html 2008-04-01T14:46:00Z 2008-04-01T14:46:00Z

[The United States] has made some progress against the Taliban and other insurgent groups in eastern Afghanistan, and created a window of opportunity to spread this elsewhere, writes Seth G. Jones.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/07/04/UPI.html 2007-07-04T19:12:00Z 2007-07-04T19:12:00Z

Afghan Problem is Regional, in United Press International.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/05/07/TS.html 2007-05-07T14:48:00Z 2007-05-07T14:48:00Z

Afghanistan: Why Canada Should Stay, in the Toronto Star.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/03/18/SDUT.html 2007-03-18T12:00:01Z 2007-03-18T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: Flagging Ally: Pakistan's Lapses Are Hurting the War on Terror, in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/01/31/IHT.html 2007-01-31T12:00:01Z 2007-01-31T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: Afghanistan's Local Insurgency, in International Herald Tribune.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/12/28/IHT.html 2006-12-28T12:00:01Z 2006-12-28T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: Pakistan's Tribal Deals Aren't Working, in International Herald Tribune.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/07/18/CSM.html 2006-07-18T12:00:01Z 2006-07-18T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: How to Curb Rising Suicide Terrorism in Afghanistan, in Christian Science Monitor.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/04/11/CSM.html 2006-04-11T12:00:01Z 2006-04-11T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: Striking Iran Is an Option, Not Inevitable, in Christian Science Monitor.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/01/13/IHT.html 2006-01-13T12:00:01Z 2006-01-13T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: Let's Avoid Another Trans-Atlantic Feud, in International Herald Tribune.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/09/23/NYT.html 2005-09-23T19:16:00Z 2005-09-23T19:16:00Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: The Danger Next Door in the New York Times.