America: Time for Clarity on Egypt WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Robert Gibbs yesterday tried his best to say as little as...
The US Senate Ratified START WASHINGTON – And so president Obama managed to have the US Senate ratify by a reasonable margin the new...
The War in Afghanistan Goes On WASHINGTON – The much waited for progress report on the US war in Afghanistan came and went without sparking any...
Time to Get Real in Afghanistan WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama just made a surprise visit to the US troops in Afghanistan and thanked them...
Unlucky Pakistan? WASHINGTON – In an earlier piece I had expressed deep skepticism about the possible impact of a large (8...
Dreams in Kabul? “We have the ability to rule and govern our country and we have our sovereignty. We hope that...
Counterinsurgency against a political clock WASHINGTON – How are we doing in Afghanistan, now that General David Petraeus has taken over? Well, it depends...
Economic Aid to Pakistan? WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Pakistan just recently on a mission aimed at showing US...
Firing McChrystal Not Enough WASHINGTON – The scandal caused by the openly dismissive and offensive language used by General Stanley McChrystal, US and...
The Limits of Counter Terrorism WASHINGTON – The failure by US counter terrorism authorities to use the information they had in hand to prevent...