Quid Pro Quo Diplomacy in US-Myanmar Relations
Thein Sein’s visit comes less than a year from President Obama’s visit to Myanmar last November, the first sitting US President to have visited the country. …
Erdoğan’s Visit to Washington, D.C.
Turkey has been a strong ally of the US in the Middle East for a long time, although Turkey-US relations have always gone through highs and lows.…
Afghanistan War May End By 2024… Maybe
Hamid Karzai has let the Pentagon’s cat out of the bag — to the displeasure of the Obama Administration. …
China and the Arctic: Breaking the Ice
China gained Observer status in the Arctic Council this week, following weeks of assiduous courting of the Nordic countries involved with the Council.…
Why Massoud Barzani of Kurdistan is Part of the Failure of US Policy in the Middle East
Now is the time for the US to align itself with the wishes of the people of Kurdistan.…
The Syrian Riddle
Persuading those who are ideologically drunk and politically myopic is often a hopeless undertaking.…
Boston Baked BS: It Goes So Well With Turkeys When They’ve Come Home To Roost
Virtually unremarked in the mainstream media uproar about the Boston Marathon deaths was their connection to past American foreign policy blunders: the CIA’s Arab Afghan Legion, and one of its…
Nepal: Era of Total Impunity in Sight
Already traumatized by thriving corruption and lawlessness in a protracted transition, Nepalis were shocked by the choice of a tainted and controversial person by politicians to lead the anti-graft body…
The Pain of Bangladesh: T-shirts Made with Blood and Tears
The most painful part of this tragedy is that it was completely preventable, but perhaps neither the government nor Walmart and many others find the issue urgent enough for decisive…
Gauging the Sino-Indian Border Rows
India and China often face off with each other over the long unsettled Himalayan border. …
Democratic Transition in Burma and Western Interests
Burma may be heading toward an illiberal or a defective democracy with the survival of certain inherent authoritarian elements in a widely perceived democratic institutional arrangement.…
The New Identity for the SAARC
With one-fifth of the world’s population, the countries of South Asia face formidable challenges resulting from poverty, underdevelopment, and conflict within and among themselves. …
Boston Marathon, this thing called terrorism, and the United States
To put an end to anti-American terrorism, the U.S. is going to have to learn to live without unending war against the world. There’s no other defense against a couple…
Accidental Alchemy: Forging the Taliban into Effective Governance by Default
Afghanistan stands on the cusp of a decision. They can bury the elders and ignore their ways as the Karzai government spirals deeper into corruption, or they can move…
Kazakhstan’s Green Bridge Initiative
Developing a system of sustainable growth urgently requires a new level of international co-operation. And it is to encourage this vital collaboration that Kazakhstan has developed the innovative Green Bridge…
In Search of Effective Deterrence
Azerbaijan’s warmongering should not be ignored since a new war in the South Caucasus could also turn quite catastrophic.…
Resurrection: Georgia’s Complicated Relationship with Stalin
Though Stalin has long since passed, Georgia is still in his grip in the 21st century.…
The Latest Threats to Life As We Know It
American sovereignty hasn’t faced a legitimate foreign threat to its existence since the British in 1812.…
Turkey’s Unsustainable Politics in the Middle East: Israel vs. The Rest
It is likely that Ankara will try to maintain a balanced position, but, as Erdogan himself knows, in issues of morality and justice, middle stances are simply untenable.…
Behind the U.S.-North Korea Conflict
Since the end of the Korean War 60 years ago, North Korea has repeatedly put forward virtually the same four proposals to the United States.…
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