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While a cornerstone of the U.S.-India partnership is mutually beneficial global economic development, both countries face a significant challenge in improving education and enabling their vast human capital to succeed.
Often lauded as a strategic partnership, the multi-dimensional U.S.- India relationship has faced significant challenges in the past year.
At the NATO summit in Chicago, President Obama and America's NATO allies agreed on an "irreversible" plan to withdraw from Afghanistan. But challenges remain, including Pakistani interference and the integrity of the Afghan army.
While the relationship between the European Union and India has a great deal of potential, it has underperformed. To revitalize it, both sides need to move from dialogue to joint action on a regional or multilateral level.
Both India and the European Union can be seen as emerging powers with shared features, interests, and challenges. Their “strategic partnership” holds significant potential, yet continues to underperform.
Pakistani legislators announced new guidelines for engagement with the United States and NATO that ban, among other conditions, future American drone strikes inside Pakistan. While the new constraints will handicap international counterterrorism efforts in the short term, they signal an important beneficial shift in Pakistani civil-military relations over the long run.
A significant component of U.S. diplomatic efforts is encouraging security cooperation, which often serves as a foundation for further bilateral relations.
Just back from Afghanistan, Major General John Toolan will discuss recent developments in Helmand province, the handover of responsibilities to Afghan forces, and prospects for a successful security transition.
The United States must decide if it wants to eschew engagement and get tough on Pakistan or if it wants a rapprochement with Pakistan in order to pursue a long-term strategy of engagement.
Ahead of May’s crucial NATO summit in Chicago, Senator John McCain discussed U.S. policy toward Afghanistan.