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Quick Reaction to Obama Speech on Afghanistan-Pakistan
I just finished watching the President lay out his strategy for Afghanistan-Pakistan and I found that there was much to like in the approach and just a couple of areas of concern. First the positives:...
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Escalation of Drone Use Risks Fueling Militancy and Increasing Instability in...
Friends, as you know I have raised the issue of strike drone use by the U.S. in Pakistan on a few occasions. I am currently working on this issue, and a few others, with Avaaz. Please find below a...
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Moving Parts in the Middle East
While we have all been appropriately focused on the developments in Iran over the past two weeks, several other cogs in the interconnected Middle East have been turning and a few are worth reflecting...
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Kerry Should Invite Gretchen Peters to Afghanistan Hearing
I was pleased to see that Sen. Kerry has decided to hold hearings on Afghanistan in the late summer or early fall. We are in the middle of a pivotal summer in Afghanistan with the US troop surge taking...
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Leader of Pakistan Taliban Killed
A very important development in Pakistan: Beitullah Mehsud is dead. The leader of the Pakistani Taliban was killed by a US strike drone. Mehsud was the driving force of a movement that was threatening...
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Obama Reiterates Commitment to Middle East Peace
Well, no one said it would be easy. After months of shuttle diplomacy from Middle East Special Envoy Sen. Mitchell, President Obama reengaged on the Israeli-Palestinian issue and committed to securing...
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Richardson Weighs in on Mideast
Just a short post from me this morning. I wanted to share this interesting op-ed from New Mexico Gov Bill Richardson on peace in the Middle East. I’m in the camp of folks who believe Richardson can be...
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Next Steps on Iran
I have to admit that I am struggling to judge the Obama administrations approach to Iran over the past 12 months. At times the President and his team have got the tone and approach right (e.g. the...
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After Healthcare: U.S. – Muslim World Strategic Realignment in the time of Obama
Amid the intense domestic coverage of the health care debate came a reminder of the hope that even hardened global figures have for the Obama Presidency and its ability to transform global affairs. In...
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The Role of Democracy Promotion in a U.S.-Muslim World Realignment Strategy –...
A few days ago I suggested that President Obama was in a position to prioritize a true transformation of U.S.-Muslim world relations. If pursued, such a realignment would be based on tackling a raft of...
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