Jason Burke

is a foreign correspondent at The Observer. In 15 years of journalism, he has covered scores of conflicts. He is the author of a best-selling book on al-Qaeda and most recently On the Road to Kandahar, published by Penguin.

Musharraf’s going leaves West a bleak option

Under threat of impeachment, Pakistan’s leader resigned today. What next, asks Jason Burke

First Posted August 18, 2008

Bhutto returns - but what happens now?

Ex-PM Bhutto's return is just the start of a period of upheaval in Pakistan, says Jason Burke

First Posted October 19, 2007

Liberalism sans frontieres

Man behind France's hard line on Iran is a liberal interventionist, says Jason Burke in Paris

First Posted September 19, 2007

Enter stage left, Nawaz Sharif

Jason Burke watches the same old actors playing for power on the Pakistani stage

First Posted September 10, 2007

Don't write off Musharraf's Pakistan

Despite appearances, an Islamic revolution is not on the agenda, says Jason Burke

First Posted May 22, 2007

France: where blood and soil still hold sway

First Posted May 14, 2007

British troops need to talk the Iraqis' language

First Posted April 26, 2007