Foreign Policy
Important week in Israel/US relations ahead
To begin the week, today Hillary Clinton will appear on Meet the Press where she will have the opportunity to publicly set the tone for the coming week. Then hours later on Monday in Israel, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will meet with Israeli leadership... (more...)
Dennis Ross rises to prominence in Obama Administration
Dennis Ross, a longtime Washington insider, has recently moved from the State Department where he served as a senior advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the White house where his official title is Special Assistant to the President and Senior... (more...)
Haiti cries for the universe
Author’s Note: I’m going to try something a little out of the norm here. I wrote out an entire article in a traditional form for this post. However my notes are much more raw and visceral, so here they are, unedited. Please indulge me by reading... (more...)
Iran on the brink
There is certain urgency in the rhetoric coming out of Washington towards the Iranian election protests that worries me. We have to be patient enough as a country and stand by and let the protests in Iran play out. We have to let them have their own revolution... (more...)
The Obama Administration wins one and loses one in recent Middle East elections
You win some you lose some has to be the thinking of the Obama administration given the recent outcomes of the nationwide elections in Lebanon and Iran. In Lebanon the US and Saudi backed March 14th coalition maintained their majority in the Lebanese... (more...)
Pakistan on the Brink
The fighting continues in the northwest region of Pakistan as the Pakistani army attempts to neutralize the Taliban. Isolated reports of fighting in tribal region of South Waziristan have begun to be reported, while the Pakistani government has announced... (more...)
Attack in the Pakistan city of Lahore kills 30
On Wednesday in Pakistan militants carried out an attack in the eastern city of Lahore killed 30 and injured more than 200 people. This is the third attack carried out in Lahore in recent months, however it was the first attack in the eastern city since... (more...)
Obama could make surprise visit to Lebanon before elections
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in Lebanon on June 7th. The coming elections have already received considerable attention from the Obama administration with visits to Lebanon by both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President... (more...)
US-Iran talks likely to start in mid-June
This week the EastWest Institue published a joint US-Russian report on the development of Iran’s nuclear capability. In short the report concluded that Iran is still approximately six years away from having the capability to attach a nuclear warhead... (more...)
Do Washington and Islamabad see eye to eye?
Wednesday’s car bomb attack that killed 7 and injured 21 in Khost, a town near Afghanistan’s eastern border, serves as a reminder of just how volatile the security situation has become in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Just a day earlier in the same city... (more...)
Pakistan follows US orders, now they will be paid
Today leaders in Washington voiced their approval at the military offense launched by the Pakistani military to route out Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan. Now it is time for the Pakistani government to receive their reward from the US government... (more...)
Continuous Sunni violence would inevitably change withdrawal plans
Last week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated, “we are committed to Iraq, we want to see a stable, sovereign, self-reliant Iraq.” But at what cost? At the cost of delaying the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq? The administration is not willing... (more...)
Taliban Secure District Just 60 Miles Outside Islamabad
Over the course of the last several days Taliban militants have gained control of the district of Buner, which is only 60 miles west of the Pakistan capital of Islamabad. Buner has a population of approximately 1 million and lies just outside of Mardan,... (more...)
The Often Forgotten Connection Between the Wars and the Economy
Yesterday at the Tea Party Rallies that took place across the United States the message being driven home ranged from a broad denouncement of government spending to a call to audit the Federal Reserve. The rallies set a great precedent for bringing... (more...)
London Braces for More Protests Surrounding G20 Summit
On Saturday 35,000 protesters marched through the streets of London with a wide array of messages for the G20 leaders. Some factions chanted, “Tax the rich, make them pay,” while others chanted “Free Palestine.” While the protest in... (more...)
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