Myra MacDonald
Articles
Biden meets US troops in Iraq for Independence Day July 04, 01:51pm EDT
BAGHDAD, July 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met U.S. troops preparing to mark their Independence Day holiday on Saturday, on the third day of a visit he has used to urge Iraqi politicians to do more to reconcile rival factions. Biden, who ... Full Article
Blog Posts

Finding space for progress between India and Pakistan
With the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan likely to meet on the sidelines of a summit in Egypt this month, to be followed up by talks between the two countries' leaders, newspapers on both sides ... Full Article

Pakistan's water worries
Buried within Foreign Policy's latest Failed States Index (Pakistan is in 10th place, though its overall score at 104.1 compared to 103.8 in 2008 suggests a far slower rate of decline than might have been ... Full Article | Comments [1]

What was the message behind the bombing in Pakistani Kashmir?
The suicide bomb attack on the Pakistan Army in Pakistani Kashmir on Friday was not only unprecedented; it also raised questions about the state of militancy in Pakistan. At its simplest level, the ... Full Article | Comments [28]
