Peace
Four more years: Central and South Asia
January 18, 2013From the ice-bound passes of the Hindu Kush to the blazing heat of the Karakum Desert, Central Asia is a sub-continent steeped in illusion.
Read moreZero troops in Afghanistan is the right number
January 11, 2013Afghan president Hamid Karzai visited Washington to hammer out the framework for a long-term relationship with the United States.
Read moreIs Syria situation spinning out of control?
December 20, 2012The news from Syria is not good.
Read moreUN vote on Palestine shakes things up
December 6, 2012Last week's vote in the UN's General Assembly, which afforded "nonmember observer state" status to Palestine, and the Israeli government's response, has created controversy.
Read moreMiddle East: the next four years
November 15, 2012Over the next four years the U.S. will face a number of foreign policy issues, most of them regional, some of them global.
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