Conn Hallinan
LATEST ARTICLES BY Conn Hallinan
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Opinion
Libya and the law of unintended consequences
April 13, 2011Coming to grips with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) intervention in the Libyan civil war is a little like wresting a grizzly bear: big, hairy, and likely to make you pretty uncomfortable no matter where...
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Opinion
Killing Libya in order to save it
April 8, 2011Once again the U.S. is using depleted uranium munition, this time in Libya.
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Peace
Afghanistan: Why pursue a losing strategy?
January 14, 2011In spite of a White House declaration that "progress" is being made in Afghanistan, by virtually any measure the war has deteriorated significantly since the Obama administration surged troops into Kandahar and Helmand provinces.
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Peace
Afghanistan talks: a delicate moment
September 23, 2010At the same time as there looks to be a possible diplomatic breakthrough, the U.S. has launched a major military operation in Kandahar.
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Opinion
The U.S. & Yemen: A “lethal blend”
August 31, 2010How involved is the U.S. military in Yemen, and is the Obama administration laying the groundwork for a new foreign adventure?
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Peace
Dismembering Afghanistan
August 16, 2010The United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have lost the war in Afghanistan, but "defeat" does not mean the war is over.
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World
Iran, Brazil, Turkey and the ghost of Lord Palmerston
May 28, 2010Recent events bring to mind what Britain's Lord Palmerston said in the 1800s: "England has no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests."
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World
China, 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.
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