Only if we are willing to face up to the substantial human resources required to meet the state-building challenge should…
The devil is in the details, as CSIS colleagues point out. Let's wait to see what is really implemented.
Please find my writeup of Friday's appearance at the Carnegie Endowment by White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism chief John…
Interfering with democratically elected politicians as they grapple with a political crisis will not help the immediate situation or strengthen…
Now if Prime Minister Maliki can name a government and get it approved in parliament by Christmas eve, when his…
Okay, now I get it. There is nothing more than the five-page "overview" being released from the Administration's Afpak strategy…
I've been hoping all day to offer analysis of the Afghanistan strategy review, but I can't find the full text. …
What we could use now--tomorrow's publication of the Administration "review" would be a good moment to start--is an honest assessment…
What looked to me a few days ago like an opportunity for Kosovo to demonstrate its democratic credentials is turning…
Ironically, if Ashura passes relatively peacefully, the Iraqis may see less need for a continued American presence. If however pilgrims…