foreign policy
Afghanistan: Is it all about terrorism?
February 8, 2010No region of the world has more strategic value to U.S. transnational corporations and the military industrial complex than the arc stretching from the Middle East to Central and South Asia.
Read moreChina, India and U.S. role: Afghanistan and beyond
January 28, 2010Concerned about Afghanistan? Then pay attention to one of the world's most unlikely potential hotspots, tucked into the folds of the Himalayas, where two huge Asian nations have been facing off.
Read moreControversy rises over plans for Haiti
January 22, 2010With Haiti very far from seeing an end to its tribulation, there is both cooperation and conflict in the rescue effort.
Read moreIran: arrests continue as regime’s legitimacy crumbles
January 15, 2010Iran's regime is employing intimidation tactics and the Islamic Republic is facing a crisis of legitimacy.
Read more‘War on terror’ zeroes in on Yemen
January 8, 2010A few things we need to know about Yemen: strategic location, oil, a Very Important Neighbor, imperialism and Cold War history, poverty and economic/environmental crisis.
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