Nicholas Schmidle: All Publications, Events and Press

Taliban Leader Rejects US Attempts to Lure Away Fighters with Money | CNN

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:38:00 -0400

While the plan has a "reasonable chance for some success," analyst Nicholas Schmidle said that it may not be a long-term solution. "So long as the Americans ...

Taliban Leader Rejects US Attempts to Lure Away Fighters with Money | CNN International

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:23:00 -0400

... very, very temporary allegiance," said Nicholas Schmidle, an expert on the Afghanistan-Pakistan region for the nonpartisan New America Foundation. ...

To Live or to Perish Forever | New York Review of Books

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:24:00 -0400

Much has been made of Pakistan as a potential failed state on the verge of breakup, yet if there is even a remote chance of that happening it will not be because of the Taliban, but because of an underlying crisis that has been studiously ignored by the West-the separatist movement in Balochistan. The issue is well described in the best chapter of a new book on Pakistan by Nicholas Schmidle, To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan. ... Original Article

Pakistan | Morning Joe (MSNBC)

Erin Drankoski — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:10:00 -0400

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Would Troop Surge Work in Afghanistan? | Toronto Star

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:33:00 -0400

"I don't see how thousands of extra troops are going to play into the fight against Al Qaeda, which is based mainly in Pakistan," says Nicholas Schmidle, ...

CA EVENT: Asia Resurgent?

Elizabeth Wu — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/16/2009 - 12:00pm

Please join us in a lunch discussion featuring two dynamic authors. Nicholas Schmidle, author of To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan will discuss the most recent and turbulent period of Pakistan’s history. His observations provide a contemporary history of this country at a time when President Pervez Musharraf’s power was waning and the Taliban’s was growing, and when Americans began to realize that Pakistan’s fate is inextricably linked with our own.

Assignment AfPak | American Journalism Review

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:57:00 -0400

In the case of freelancer Nicholas Schmidle, it was not Islamic extremists who came for him on a cold, rainy night. It was the Pakistani police who threw ... and more »

To Live or to Perish Forever | The Diane Rehm Show

Erin Drankoski — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:26:00 -0400

A young American (Nicholas Schmidle) goes to Pakistan to launch his journalism career. Twenty-two months later he's expelled from the country. A first-person account of the power and appeal of the Taliban, the ideological cross-currents in Pakistan, and life in one of the world's most dangerous places. ... Original Audio

Mehsud's Death A Blow To Al Qaeda? Not Really.

Erin Drankoski — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:33:00 -0400

Back in May, Michael Kinsley, holding the newly redesigned issue of Newsweek in hand, weighed the future of the newsmagazine. Guess what? He wasn't particularly impressed. "Whenever they have an existential crisis—and this is not the first—they always make the wrong choice," he wrote in The New Republic. But putting aside Newsweek's innovative streak (or lack thereof), their coverage of Pakistan is pretty darn good.

After Mehsud

Erin Drankoski — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:48:00 -0400

Earlier this summer, the Taliban released a DVD that suggested Baitullah Mehsud was losing his mojo. Unlike other propaganda videos, which show Taliban cadres conducting real ambushes in Afghanistan or firing rockets in the heavily forested hills along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, this one made me think that the Bad News Bears had landed in South Waziristan. A couple dozen guys jogged in circles, ran through some military drills, and fired their Kalashnikovs into the dirt, before forming a circle and dancing a traditional Pashtun jig.

US Drones Have al Qaeda On the Run | CBS News

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:25:00 -0400

... that we just haven't seen up until now," said Nicholas Schmidle, the author of "To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan. ...

Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

American Strategy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:36:00 -0400

First, I would like to thank Chairman Carper, Ranking Member McCain, and other members of the subcommittee who have gathered today. I am honored by this incredible opportunity to share some thoughts on the subject of strengthening U.S.-Pakistan relations, with a specific focus on explaining the character and dynamics of jihadist militancy in Pakistan.

Iran Turmoil Emboldens Opponents of Dialog | Haaretz

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:04:00 -0400

"This will recalibrate the way the Obama administration thinks of moving forward with the Iranian nuclear issue," said Nicholas Schmidle, a fellow at the New America Foundation. "There are voices now that say the regime may be in danger and therefore ...

What Next for Iran?

Communications — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:48:00 -0400

Despite strong warnings from Iran's Revolutionary Guard that protests would not be tolerated, a thousand protestors gathered in central Tehran today to rally against purported voter fraud.

Iran's Election

Stephanie Gunter — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
06/22/2009 - 3:30pm

On June 22, 2009 Ken Ballen, Steve Clemons, Flynt Leverett, Afshin Molavi, and Nader Mousavizadeh came together with Nicholas Schmidle at the New America Foundation to share their varied views on the current events in Iran, and how they will impact future U.S. policy toward Iran. This discussion among some of the world’s most prominent experts on the region ranged from how to interpret the riots in the streets of Tehran to the forceful debates that continue in the… more

National Security Priorities Now? | CNN

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:03:00 -0400

CNN's T.J. Holmes talks to journalist Nick Schmidle about whether Iran means changing U.S. national security priorities. Link to video Embedded video from CNN Video

Mousavi Calls For Protests to Continue | WTOP

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:18:00 -0400

Nicholas Schmidle comments on Mousavi's call for continued protests Link to audio

Iran Turmoil Emboldens Opponents of Obama Outreach | The Jewish Daily Forward

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:20:00 -0400

“This will recalibrate the way the Obama administration thinks of moving forward with the Iranian nuclear issue,” said Nicholas Schmidle, a fellow at the New America Foundation. “There are voices now that say the regime may be in danger and therefore ...

What Should Obama Do with Iran | WTOP

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:55:00 -0400

Nicholas Schmidle discusses what President Obama should do in response to the recent Iranian riots and protests. Link to audio

Drinking Tea with the Taliban | New Hampshire Public Radio

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:12:00 -0400

... a campaign against Taliban and Islamic jihadi forces. Nicholas Schmidle tells his story in a new book, To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan. He joins us from The New America Foundation, where he is an American Strategy Fellow.