...there is a deep well of Iraqi nationalist, non-sectarian, secularist sentiment in the country. Now is the time to nurture…
The question is whether they will ever get the means, but it would be a mistake to ignore intentions.
"Success" in Baghdad may include a Shiite-dominated government relatively friendly to Tehran, an outcome that the Americans are still trying…
There is little in writing, and Maliki seems inclined to forget what was promised and continue his effort to centralize…
only by getting India and Pakistan working together in Afghanistan will the problem be soluble
transition plan...bears a distinct resemblance to the Iraq phase-out
Afghanistan President Karzai, in an interview published this morning in the Washington Post, asks for a reduced U.S. military presence…
Confident of its hold on power due to dubious elections November 7, the Burmese regime has freed dissident leader Aung…
Voter registration for the South Sudan referendum on independence January 9 starts Monday and extends until December 1. Preparations are…
Clear a shelf: the flood of reports on Afghanistan and Pakistan has only just begun