Background on the Baluchistan region.

When the Islamic Republic collapses, a strong unified Iran will be a force for stability and a regional bulwark against the Islamism under which the Iranian people now chafe.

Cooperating with U.S.-led sanctions against Tehran would bring New Delhi long-term dividends

India's big, new foreign policy idea is even worse that its last one. And that's saying something.

There's a lot that the United States can do when it comes to Pakistan, but none of it can be done quickly. Nor can it be done without facing, as Admiral Mike Mullen did at last, the truth about the Pakistani Army.

Disproportionately more international terrorists hail from Pakistan than from any other place on earth.Why has radical Islam become so entrenched in this supposedly secular Muslim state?

Technology--from the telegraph to the audiotape--has played important roles in consolidating political authority in Iran. Now, technology is making the Islamic Republic vulnerable.

Press release/summary for Eternal Iran: Continuity and Chaos.