News and Analysis (5/28/10)

Reflecting a shift from the post 9/11 narrowly military approach, how long before the new strategy yields results?

• Obama Redefines National Security Strategy, Looks Beyond Military Might (Washington Post)

“[T]he mounting international concern over drones comes as the Obama administration legal team has been quietly struggling over how to justify such counterterrorism efforts while obeying the laws of war”:

• U.N. Official Set to Ask U.S. to End C.I.A. Drone Strikes (NY Times)

Treatment of Arab activists denied attorneys for weeks and put under a gag order only partially lifted Thursday provokes a call for a special investigation:

• Two Arab Israelis Charged with Spying for Hezbollah (LA Times)

The reported death of “Pakistani Taliban” leader Fazlullah could have consequences for the entire region, including a massive military strike in North Waziristan threatened by Pakistan:

• Relief in Swat Valley Over Reported Death of Taliban Maulana Fazlullah (Christian Science Monitor)

Water shortages have the potential to be as destabilizing as any other crisis effecting Pakistani / Indian relations:

• Rhetoric Grows Heated in Water Dispute Between India, Pakistan (Washington Post)

With a political divide of Sudan looming, how much longer can Bashir expect to maintain control:

• Sudanese President’s Power to Be Tested (LA Times)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant