Russia, China Warily Watch for American Intrusions in Central Asia, Part II
As small Central Asian countries have struck military alliances with the United States, their leaders have asserted their own power more aggressively.
Corporate America and Israeli Occupation
Divesting in countries that are in blatant violation of international and humanitarian law is not new, but with Israel, it needs to end.
The Homeland is in Danger
There comes a time when even a historian, well versed in patient, hysteria-free observation of historical processes, feels his hair stand on end as he realizes how bad, how really bad, things are getting.
Afghan Women Emerge As Elections Take Place
In a reversal of the oppressive Taliban era, educated Afghan women are using the elections to the upcoming Loya Jirga, or grand tribal council, to press for their civil rights.
The Price of Failure in Kashmir
While the long-term challenge is to find a stable, final, and just solution to this problem, the short- and medium-term need is to find ways of de-nuclearizing South Asia, and to separate the militaries of the two countries perhaps through some kind of tr
Kim Jong-il: Promises, Promises
What it boils down to is that we can no longer place much stock in the high-and-mighty words of the North Korean leader.
Farewell Crusader? Insiders Will Cash In Regardless
A year and one-half into his tenure and on the brink of pushing the military budget over $400 billion per year, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has finally decided to cancel a major weapons program in the name of military “transformation.”
Farm Bill Outrage Goes Global
The ink was hardly dry on the furious newspaper editorials inspired by the Bush administration’s decision to protect the steel industry when along comes the Farm Bill to further stoke the fire.
Washington Is Ignoring Human Rights Abuses: The Indonesia Case
When U.S. and Indonesian officials met in Jakarta in late April to discuss resumption of military cooperation, it should have caused alarm bells to ring all over Washington.
U.S. and Israeli Governments Out of Step with Public According to New Polls
Both in the U.S. and in Israel, government policy and actions do not reflect popular sentiment.
Nuclear-tipped Foolishness
The arguments against nuclear-tipped interceptors have salience to this day, and should continue to be heeded.
Challenging the Myths about the Failure of the 2000 Camp David Talks
Addressing misconceptions about the talks.
Congress Ignores Human Rights Groups In Pro-Israel Resolution
Republican Right and congressional liberals join together to show support for Sharon government despite reports by Amnesty and Human Rights Watch detailing gross human rights abuses.
U.S. Arms Transfers and Security Assistance to Israel
U.S. press coverage of Israeli attacks on the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian towns on the West Bank often treat the U.S. government as either an innocent bystander or an honest broker in the current conflict, often without giving a full sense of th
The U.S. Role in the Breakdown of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
collapse of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at Camp David in the summer of 2000 and the subsequent Palestinian uprising