Ahmed Rashid est un journaliste et auteur pakistanais dont le travail examine les paysages politiques et sociaux complexes de l'Asie centrale. Ses écrits explorent les liens complexes entre l'islam militant, les forces géopolitiques et les intérêts économiques, offrant aux lecteurs une profonde compréhension de la région. L'analyse perspicace de Rashid et ses explications claires de sujets complexes en font un commentateur essentiel des affaires mondiales contemporaines. Son travail se distingue par une couverture médiatique pointue et un examen critique des efforts de construction nationale.
What does the future hold for the world's most unstable region? This title examines the changing casts of characters in this story, the future of the Taliban and international terrorism, and the political manoeuvring both within Pakistan and Afghanistan and among Western allies, offering a way forward for all countries involved.
An urgent, on-the-ground report from Pakistan—from the bestselling author of Descent Into Chaos and Taliban Ahmed Rashid, one of the world's leading experts on the social and political situations in Pakistan and Afghanistan, offers a highly anticipated update on the possibilities—and hazards—facing the United States after the death of Osama bin Laden and as Operation Enduring Freedom winds down. With the characteristic professionalism that has made him the preeminent independent journalist in Pakistan for three decades, Rashid asks the important questions and delivers informed insights about the future of U.S. relations with the troubled region. His most urgent book to date, Pakistan on the Brink is the third volume in a comprehensive series that is a call to action to our nation's leaders and an exposition of this conflict's impact on the security of the world.
How the War Against Islamic Extremism Is Being Lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan And Central Asia
'Descent Into Chaos' is an eye-opening account of the region where the next wave of Islamic terror is being born. Rashid gives a clear and devastating analysis of how the US has failed to bring peace in central Asia, and how that failure is coming back to haunt us.
Ahmed Rashid, whose masterful account of Afghanistan's Taliban regime became required reading after September 11, turns his legendary skills as an investigative journalist to five adjacent Central Asian Republics-Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan--where religious repression, political corruption and extreme poverty have created a fertile climate for militant Islam. Based on groundbreaking research and numerous interviews, Rashid explains the roots of fundamentalist rage in Central Asia, describes the goals and activities of its militant organizations, including Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda, and suggests ways of neutralizing the threat and bringing stability to the troubled region. A timely and pertinent work, Jihad is essential reading for anyone who seeks to gain a better understanding of a region we overlook at our peril.
L'Islam, el petroli i el nou 'Gran Joc' a l'Àsia Central
Este es el libro que debe leer todo aquel que quiera saber cómo es en realidad el movimiento más radical y extremista del mundo árabe. Escrito y publicado antes de la masacre del 11 de septiembre de 2001 por uno de los pocos periodistas que ha conocido y entrevistado a los líderes talibanes y traducido a más de veinte idiomas, Los talibán sigue siendo en la actualidad una lectura esencial para cualquiera que aspire a entender qué está ocurriendo en Afganistán, y el porqué de sus repercusiones en el mundo entero. Con claridad y contundencia, sin cargar las tintas pero sin dejar de lado un solo detalle, Ahmed Rashid explica en esta obra cómo los talibanes alcanzaron el poder, el régimen de opresión impuesto sobre los ciudadanos de a pie —especialmente las mujeres— y las intrigas relacionadas con el tráfico de heroína y el petróleo, y compone un relato absorbente y plenamente vigente acerca de los riesgos que acechan en una amplia zona del Asia Central.
Exploring a crucial and often neglected region of Islamic fundamentalism, this book offers a comprehensive analysis from the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Taliban." It delves into the complexities and dynamics of the area, shedding light on its significance in the broader context of global Islamic movements. Through detailed research and insights, the author provides a deeper understanding of the ideological and social factors at play.
Die Anrainerstaaten Afghanistans - Usbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tadschikistan und vor allem Pakistan - sind durch die Anti-Terror-Aktion des Westens in Afghanistan enormen Spannungen ausgesetzt. Die meist autokratischen, repressiven Regierungen der Region stehen vor der Zerreißprobe mit den militanten religiösen Fundamentalisten, die sich am Vorbild Osama Bin Ladens und der Taliban ausrichten. Der Afghanistan-Experte Ahmed Rashid, international bekannt geworden durch seinen Bestseller „Taliban“, analysiert in seinem neuen Buch die Lage. Erstmals wird der komplizierte Konflikt in seinen vielfältigen Verästelungen und historischen Bezügen aufgeschlüsselt und verständlich gemacht. Mit oder ohne die Taliban - dieser Krisenherd wird in den nächsten Jahren die Tagesordnung der Weltpolitik bestimmen.
Access to nuclear weapons, political instability, and deep-rooted economic and social issues have placed Pakistan in the global spotlight. General Pervez Musharraf, re-elected in 2002, is the first leader in three decades to confront the nation’s Islamic extremists. However, questions loom about his ability to control the very forces that contributed to the rise of the Taliban and the ongoing conflict in Kashmir. Can the military and intelligence agencies rein in the radical elements they once nurtured? This compelling history of Pakistan from 1947 onward delves into the societal fractures within the country. It examines the roles of nationalists in the provinces, feudal landlords in rural areas, and the bureaucratic elite in Islamabad, while also analyzing the intricate dynamics between religion, regional politics, and the military. As a BBC correspondent in Pakistan from 1998 to 2001, Bennett Jones provides firsthand accounts of critical events leading to Musharraf's rise, including the 1999 coup, the Kargil conflict, and the nation’s nuclear tests. This book is essential for anyone seeking to grasp the complexities of a country pivotal in the expulsion of Soviet forces from Afghanistan in the 1980s and a key partner in the U.S. war against terrorism post-9/11.
