donors need to leave the Afghans to make more of their own decisions. No one ever learned to ride a…
When I count my blessings on Thanksgiving, high among them are those of you who serve abroad, in military and…
So yes to more politics and diplomacy, but so long as we are willing to ignore the question "is Karzai…
Writing in the Christian Science Monitor, SAIS colleague Kurt Volker welcomes the results of the NATO Summit but wonders whether…
With David Petraeus in Paris vaunting the necessity of success in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has issued a nuanced account of…
There is no justification for what North Korea has done, but its motives need to be understood more fully if…
The New York Times reports this morning that the supposed Taliban commander reported to have been in talks with the…
it is well worth reading Siegfried Hecker's original report, which is cautiously judicious, while raising many important questions.
You'll all notice the Vice President's piece in the New York Times this morning, which is a fine summary of…
More than 10 years managing programs at USIP have left me well behind in the bookreading category. This week's efforts…