By Malou Innocent

Security

Can Pakistan Lead Afghan Peace?

| 12.13.12

Kabul is pursuing a Pakistan-brokered deal with the Taliban. It won't work.

Security

A Vicious Cycle of Intervention in Somalia

| 07.30.12

America has been trying and failing to transform the country for over twenty years.

Society

Libya: A Mixed Bag

| 07.09.12

Formal elections may give a voice to many in Libya, but their hardest days may still lie ahead.

Society

The Establishment Is Confused on Egypt

| 06.26.12
Society

Egyptian Elections: Is the Revolution Over?

| 06.20.12
Politics

Yemen, Drones and the Imperial Presidency

| 06.04.12

Are U.S. strikes creating more terrorists than they kill?

Security

NATO Summit Will Reaffirm Afghanistan’s Weakness

| 05.18.12
Security

U.S. Taxpayers Subsidize Afghan Insurgents

| 05.07.12

After over a decade of funding the enemy and alienating locals, Americans should not be surprised by the sad state of Afghanistan.

Security

Great Gaming Russia in Central Asia

| 04.25.12

Washington wants to promote regional stability for the sake of Afghanistan. To do so, it must deal with Moscow.

Security

Groundhog Day in Afghanistan

| 04.18.12

Bloody insurgent attacks. Grisly and embarrasing American mistakes. Washington is reliving the same story over and over again. 

Global Governance

Stop It with the Kony 2012, Already

| 04.12.12

Washington reviles the LRA yet supports Arab tyrannies guilty of human-rights abuses on a vastly larger scale.

Security

Young Men in War

| 04.02.12
Security

Give Talks with Iran a Chance

| 03.29.12

Diplomacy is the best means of containing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Unfortunately, it's unpopular with those who see war as the answer to most international problems.

Security

Five Reasons to Withdraw from Afghanistan

| 03.21.12

Claims of "real" and "sustainable" progress no longer ring true. It's time to rethink the war.

Security

The Massacre in Panjwai

| 03.13.12

Even after Sunday's tragic shooting, Washington seems committed to staying in Afghanistan unitl 2014. It's going to be a long two years.

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May 22, 2013