Posted By IISS at 13/05/2009 12:49:14
The latest issue of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published.
As debate rages about US air strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the first article, The drones of war, joins the aircrews in Nevada who remotely operate aircraft over Asia, and discusses the pros and cons of deploying unmanned aerial vehicles.
Like US President Barack Obama, Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai recently celebrated 100 days in office. Power-sharing in Zimbabwe discusses the difficulties he faces in working with former foe President Robert Mugabe to turn around this failing state.
Kenya’s unity government has had a year to make much-needed changes, but Kenya’s political stalemate leaves international partners worried that 2008’s inter-ethnic clashes could recur.
Also in this issue, Strategic Comments looks at the recent UK rethink on counter-terrorism and at how Economic stress continues globally