The Taliban and Pakistan: Strategic Dialogue
In a continuation of the discussion of Pakistan’s negotiations with extremists within its borders, three experts take issue with each other.
Preparing for Peace in Pakistan
The United States must support the ongoing talks between Pakistan and its local Taliban.
Letting Go of Musharraf
Its time for Washington to wake up and smell the elections.
Counting Troops in Iraq
Congress is finally talking withdrawal but no one is talking about how many U.S. troops will remain in Iraq.
Iraq Equals Israel?
By comparing Iraq to Israel, Bush did the cause of Middle East reform little good.
Annotate This: Commander Guy Bush
Is Bush “the” commander guy or just “a” commander guy? It really doesn’t matter much since he’s the commander in chief. He gets to command, unless Congress decides it’s had enough and commands him not to.
Force Won’t Bring Peace to Somalia
The Bush administration has chosen yet again force over diplomacy.
Bush Again Resorts to Fear-Mongering to Justify Iraq Policy
Bush’s October 6 address illustrated his desperate effort to justify the increasingly unpopular U.S. war in Iraq.
Redefining Security: A Budget for a New Generation
As leaders of 34 Western Hemisphere countries gather in Quebec City, Canada in April 2001, President George W. Bush hopes that the third Summit of the Americas will mark a step toward fulfilling his fathers dream of creating a free trade area stretching from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
Drug Trafficking & Money Laundering
Drug profits moving through the U.S. financial system are estimated to be as high as $100 billion a year.
Libya: More Balance Needed
Under Qaddafis rule, Libya has made impressive gains in health care, education, housing, womens rights, and basic social services.
Ratifying Global Toxics Treaties: The U.S. Must Provide Leadership
The international community has, at long last, recognized that there are some toxic chemicals that are just too dangerous to produce, use, and storeput simply, too dangerous to have on the planet.
U.S.-Russia Nuclear Reductions
After the attacks of September 11 and the post-attack rash of anthrax mailings, renewed attention is being paid to the risks posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD) falling into the hands of additional states and nonstate actors.
Multilateral Debt: The Unbearable Burden
For most of the worlds impoverished countries, multilateral debt looms larger than other debts because of the status of IFIs as preferred creditors assigned them by the Group of 7 (G-7) industrialized countries.