Hospitality Commentary

Ruling Baghdad

Joost R. Hiltermann | May 10, 2010
The new Iraqi government will be more of the same—which is probably good enough for America.

The Smear Campaign

Jacob Heilbrunn | Mar 01, 2010
Charges of anti-Semitism against GOP Senate candidate Tom Campbell are completely overblown.

What Does Obama Want?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jan 28, 2010
The State of the Union didn’t make it any clearer. The lack of specifics on health care, the economy and foreign affairs may undermine the president’s agenda.

Banana Republics

Doug Bandow | Aug 14, 2009
The Honduran crisis is none of our business and of little importance to American interests. Why is Washington intervening?

Standoff in Georgia

Tedo Japaridze | May 06, 2009
NATO’s military exercises begin today in Georgia. Meanwhile, President Saakashvili has accused the Russians of planning a coup against his government. This dispute ignores Georgia’s deeper internal problems with democracy.

Eating Toads in Peshawar

Anatol Lieven | Aug 21, 2008
Pakistan will muddle through post-Musharraf.  But violence, instability and a fractious political coalition will plague Islamabad.

Obama at the Gate?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jul 09, 2008
There’s a brouhaha brewing in Germany over Obama’s foreign-policy visit. The presidential candidate is getting ready for a big trip to Europe and the Middle East to shore up his foreign-policy resumé. But is he really just showing his naïveté?

Scouring South Asia

Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Andrew E. Title
| Feb 19, 2008
National Interest online checks in on two vital American allies in a critical region. Will they keep working with the United States? Nick Gvosdev takes a hard look.

Pakistan's Elections

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Feb 19, 2008
Does the electoral defeat mean the end of President Pervez Musharraf’s rule? How will it affect the war on terror?

Après Bhutto: Part 2

Ximena Ortiz | Dec 27, 2007
In NI online's continuing coverage, Ximena Ortiz looks at the future of Pakistan. With the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, free elections—as well as democracy itself—are in question. Nikolas Gvosdev 

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