Is anyone really talking with the Taliban?

16 years ago

It is always difficult to get a fix on negotiations that necessarily occur behind the scenes, even if "secret" is…

Sudan is losing its race against time

16 years ago

Sudan's two referenda--in the South and in Abyei--on January 9 are in the Rift Valley Institute's words "the most critical…

Taliban v. Al Qaeda II

16 years ago

Scott Atran may think even the Haqqani network can be turned against al Qaeda, but Jeffrey Kressler over at the…

Kurds leaning towards Maliki

16 years ago

The Baghdad rumor mill today is putting the Kurds in Maliki's camp, which would put him over the top arithmetically. …

T.X. makes you wince

16 years ago

His piece on contractors is first-rate:  http://www.ndu.edu/inss/news.cfm?action=view&id=52

Not so upbeat over on L street

16 years ago

Our friends at the Washington Institute are certainly sounding worried about Iraq:  http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3262

Ali Jalali at SAIS

16 years ago

The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University invites you to a Forum: “What Are America’s Real Commitments in…

Taliban v. Al Qaeda?

16 years ago

Scott Atran thinks so, but only if we stop killing them and accept "separation of men and women in the…

After the Americans, what?

16 years ago

ICG is feeling more positive about the capabilities of the Iraq security forces, but not about their cohesion.  Gotta wonder…