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Afghanistan and Pakistan: US strategic policy in the region unfolds
The recent election of Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan surprised even the most cynical of political analysts tracking the politics of the Pakistan-Afghanistan region. Let us remember that during his last ten… more →
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Afghanistan and Pakistan: US strategic policy in the region unfolds
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wrote 4 weeks ago: The recent election of Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan surprised even the most cynical of political analyst … more →
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War (2013)
wrote 2 months ago: This transcript of an event at Carnegie is worth reading …. The New American Militarism: How A … more →
US catches Bubo in a drug-arms trap: relief for Guinea-Bissau?
wrote 2 months ago: The best news this week and after the horrible Boston bombings is that Bubo Na Tchuto, the former Ch … more →
US Practiced Torture after 9/11: Non-Partisan Committee Report
wrote 2 months ago: Today the NY times published the link to the much-anticipated non-partisan review report on the cond … more →
Postmortem: President Obama's Visit to Israel and US Middle East Strategy
wrote 2 months ago: We all remember Obama’s historic speech in Cairo at the beginning of his first term. That spee … more →
Robotic Warfare and the Moral Use of Force: A "Terminator" Ultimatum?
wrote 3 months ago: Over the weekend, Bill Keller wrote an opinion piece in the NYT which laid out a somewhat alarming u … more →
Africa: New Challenges for US Foreign and Strategic Policy
wrote 3 months ago: The Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University has issued a very interesting … more →
US and China Energy Race: Implications for Oil Exporters and New Political Alliances
wrote 3 months ago: Foreign Policy’s analysis of the evolving energy status and needs of both China and the US is … more →
Changing Legal Context of Torture: US Policies Raise Legal and Ethical Questions Concerning the Use of Torture to Gain Intelligence and Information
wrote 3 months ago: The most unlikely consequence of 9/11 has been the astounding change in the US policy on torture and … more →
Photos of Boston and Environs
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BRICS, the United States and Africa: Taking on the World Bank
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wrote 4 months ago: The attached article in the International Policy Digest has interesting information concerning the p … more →
Obama's Silent War: US Drone Strikes Cause Disproportionate Civilian Collateral Kills in Pakistan
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wrote 4 months ago: A joint Stanford/NY University study on the human costs of President Obama’s drone wars in the … more →
CIA operates drone base in Saudi Arabia
wrote 4 months ago: President Obama’s directive on the preferential use of technological warfare has been cast in … more →
China's Renew Definition of "Core National Interests" Has Huge Implications for Island Disputes with Japan and in the South China Sea
wrote 4 months ago: The new Chinese leadership is loosing no time in redefining its understanding of “core nationa … more →
West Africa's Cross-Border Threats: Making sense of Mali's Islamic Armed Groups
wrote 4 months ago: Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau – West Africa ha … more →
The Geopolitical Reordering of Africa: US Covert Support to Al Qaeda in Northern Mali, France “Comes to the Rescue”
wrote 5 months ago: The Geopolitical Reordering of Africa: US Covert Support to Al Qaeda in Northern Mali, France “Comes … more →
Take II: Longer-term US AFRICOM support to Defense Reform and Training in Mali Points to Obvious Lessons for Security and Defense Reform
wrote 5 months ago: The UK has issued a statement today outlining its full support for the French-led military initiativ … more →
Photos: A walk in New York
wrote 5 months ago: I was walking on the high line today … reminded me of the monochromatic of life … New Yo … more →
My Photos of Vermont!
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wrote 8 months ago: Last week was spent driving around Vermont – what a cool, heavenly place full of secret corner … more →
