Pakistan is one of the most important players as well as a playground frontier of the global war on terrorism beginning from September 11 to the present. In this paper we delineate the complexities of the war against ...Pakistan is one of the most important players as well as a playground frontier of the global war on terrorism beginning from September 11 to the present. In this paper we delineate the complexities of the war against terrorism taking a social network approach. The paper argues that one of the main challenges for fighting terrorism in places such as Pakistan is the social network ties which exit between the different constituencies, sometimes constituencies which are seemingly on opposing sides. The paper uses social capital of organizations to map the capital and liabilities of strong and weak ties between the Pakistani intelligence service (ISI) and the Taliban and how they change over time.展开更多
Marking a new chapter of extremism as well as terrorism in South Asia,Pakistani Taliban movement is a product of the regional geo-political changes.Taliban’s penetration into Pakistan and its expansion from FATA and ...Marking a new chapter of extremism as well as terrorism in South Asia,Pakistani Taliban movement is a product of the regional geo-political changes.Taliban’s penetration into Pakistan and its expansion from FATA and NWFP to the hinterland have been well-known as“the Talibanization of Pakistan”.As a matter of fact,this process is“the Pakistanization of Taliban”too.Since its birth in December 2007,Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP)has been evolving some new characters which in some sense differs from its Afghanistan counterpart.Notwithstanding Pakistan military establishment’s massive action since 2009,TTP is now integrating kinds of militant groups into its terrorist enterprise,which not only puts Pakistan into difficulty but also breeds new variables for the regional politics.展开更多
The ideological transition within the Taliban movement has witnessed several trajectories.Starting from a socio-cultural movement for bringing about law and order in the society as the ruler of Kabul in the mid-1990s;...The ideological transition within the Taliban movement has witnessed several trajectories.Starting from a socio-cultural movement for bringing about law and order in the society as the ruler of Kabul in the mid-1990s;the movement experienced various phases where its norms and practices appeared alien to the socio-cultural fabric of the majority part of the modern Afghan state.At the present juncture,the movement’s aim is to become the ruler of Kabul again but with a new outlook.The movement and its leadership have entered an epoch different from the old Taliban to neo-Taliban and presents themselves as chief propagators of peace within the organisation that only reflects the Taliban’s desperate attempt to save the movement and present it as an alternative to the US backed Afghan government.展开更多
Owing to consistent Pakistani economic decline and social unrest,the corrupt governmental political structure and the deepening cooperation with western countries.Talibanization has spread more and more into the triba...Owing to consistent Pakistani economic decline and social unrest,the corrupt governmental political structure and the deepening cooperation with western countries.Talibanization has spread more and more into the tribal area of Pakistan.It is mainly represented as an extremist,armed violence and mass participation,which will seriously affect the political stability in Pakistan and make the western military forces become stationed for a long time in Afghanistan.The“All-weather”relationship between China and Pakistan will also be challenged by those radical religious forces and separatists.展开更多
文摘Pakistan is one of the most important players as well as a playground frontier of the global war on terrorism beginning from September 11 to the present. In this paper we delineate the complexities of the war against terrorism taking a social network approach. The paper argues that one of the main challenges for fighting terrorism in places such as Pakistan is the social network ties which exit between the different constituencies, sometimes constituencies which are seemingly on opposing sides. The paper uses social capital of organizations to map the capital and liabilities of strong and weak ties between the Pakistani intelligence service (ISI) and the Taliban and how they change over time.
文摘Marking a new chapter of extremism as well as terrorism in South Asia,Pakistani Taliban movement is a product of the regional geo-political changes.Taliban’s penetration into Pakistan and its expansion from FATA and NWFP to the hinterland have been well-known as“the Talibanization of Pakistan”.As a matter of fact,this process is“the Pakistanization of Taliban”too.Since its birth in December 2007,Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP)has been evolving some new characters which in some sense differs from its Afghanistan counterpart.Notwithstanding Pakistan military establishment’s massive action since 2009,TTP is now integrating kinds of militant groups into its terrorist enterprise,which not only puts Pakistan into difficulty but also breeds new variables for the regional politics.
文摘The ideological transition within the Taliban movement has witnessed several trajectories.Starting from a socio-cultural movement for bringing about law and order in the society as the ruler of Kabul in the mid-1990s;the movement experienced various phases where its norms and practices appeared alien to the socio-cultural fabric of the majority part of the modern Afghan state.At the present juncture,the movement’s aim is to become the ruler of Kabul again but with a new outlook.The movement and its leadership have entered an epoch different from the old Taliban to neo-Taliban and presents themselves as chief propagators of peace within the organisation that only reflects the Taliban’s desperate attempt to save the movement and present it as an alternative to the US backed Afghan government.
文摘Owing to consistent Pakistani economic decline and social unrest,the corrupt governmental political structure and the deepening cooperation with western countries.Talibanization has spread more and more into the tribal area of Pakistan.It is mainly represented as an extremist,armed violence and mass participation,which will seriously affect the political stability in Pakistan and make the western military forces become stationed for a long time in Afghanistan.The“All-weather”relationship between China and Pakistan will also be challenged by those radical religious forces and separatists.
