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Please tell me again … What is the war in Afghanistan about?
The only "necessity" that drew the United States to Afghanistan was the desire to establish a military presence in this land that is next door to the Caspian Sea region…
India-Pakistan: Solving the ‘chicken or egg’ conundrum
The fortieth anniversary of a significant clash of arms in the subcontinent is an appropriate juncture for reflection on regional security. Four decades on, it is clear that the security…
Furious at Latest U.S. Attack, Pakistan Shuts Down Resupply Routes to Afghanistan ‘Permanently’
(OilPrice.com) — NATO recently literally shot itself in the foot, imperiling the resupply of International Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan by shooting up two Pakistani border posts in a “hot…
All Reconstruction is Local: Using Local Governance to Bring Peace to Postconflict Countries
Download the Full Report (PDF) Establishing democratic governance in postconflict countries is the trillion-dollar-challenge of the twenty-first century. The international community has no shortage of attempts at democratic governance but…
Afghan War Remains Endless, While Obama’s Iraq Plan Fails
The 10th anniversary of Washington’s invasion, occupation, and seemingly endless war in Afghanistan was observed Oct. 7, but despite President Barack Obama’s pledge to terminate the U.S. “combat mission” by…
India, Pakistan and Afghanistan: Kumbaya Through a Web of Chaos
The recent bilateral agreements between India and Afghanistan, as well as India and Pakistan, give hope to a prosperous and secure future for South and Southwest Asia. However, the hurdles…
Afghanistan Post 2014: Economic Development Difficulties
The World Bank’s President Robert Zoellick recently highlighted the fact that more urgency is needed in Afghanistan in order to increase effectiveness in the management of foreign aid spending, by…
Three Decades of Reaching for the Gun: Critically Thinking about the Afghan Disarmament and Reintegration Programs for 2012-2014
“This [draft Afghan Peace and Reintegration Program] document makes horribly uncomfortable reading because, however much you desperately want to believe in the theory, the practice is likely to be very…
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How to Make Russia Democratic? by Andreas Umland - 3 Comments -
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Ironies of Israeli military threats and Western economic sanctions against Iran by Abolghasem Bayyenat - 6 Comments -
Please tell me again … What is the war in Afghanistan about? by William Blum - 12 Comments -
The Problem With Iran Not Getting a Nuclear Bomb by William Blum - No Comment
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A Scientific Theory of the WTC 7 Collapse by Michael Fullerton - 238 Comments -
The Myth of the U.N. Creation of Israel by Jeremy R. Hammond - 166 Comments -
Ron Paul: Propagandist or Prophet? by Jeremy R. Hammond - 157 Comments - Caught Red Handed; British Assassins in the Horn of Africa by Thomas C. Mountain - 150 Comments
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The Legal Flaws of the Palmer Commission Flotilla Report by Richard Falk - 116 Comments
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