Take off the training wheels!

16 years ago

donors need to leave the Afghans to make more of their own decisions. No one ever learned to ride a…

Thank you!

16 years ago

When I count my blessings on Thanksgiving, high among them are those of you who serve abroad, in military and…

Fewer troops, more politics

16 years ago

So yes to more politics and diplomacy, but so long as we are willing to ignore the question "is Karzai…

Brilliant policy vs. real world resistance

16 years ago

Writing in the Christian Science Monitor, SAIS colleague Kurt Volker welcomes the results of the NATO Summit but wonders whether…

Petraeus determined, Pentagon reports some progress

16 years ago

With David Petraeus in Paris vaunting the necessity of success in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has issued a nuanced account of…

Even paranoids have enemies

16 years ago

There is no justification for what North Korea has done, but its motives need to be understood more fully if…

Fool me once…

16 years ago

The New York Times reports this morning that the supposed Taliban commander reported to have been in talks with the…

Scientist sees centrifuges, others see international catastrophe

16 years ago

it is well worth reading Siegfried Hecker's original report, which is cautiously judicious, while raising many important questions.

Biden forgets Moqtada

16 years ago

You'll all notice the Vice President's piece in the New York Times this morning, which is a fine summary of…

Weekend reading and touring

16 years ago

More than 10 years managing programs at USIP have left me well behind in the bookreading category.  This week's efforts…