The Pakistani Dilemma
As Pakistan's government evolves, so too must American foreign policy
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Ambassador Tim Roemer
Former ambassador to India, US Representative from Indiana on democracy in India
Democracy in the Doldrums
Is democracy still the optimal model for sustained growth and political stability?
Chomsky on 9/11
Was there an alternative to that disastrous September day? A review of Chomsky's recent book.
Hearts and Minds
It's apparent that even the people who are nominally on 'our side' aren't fully American allies.
The Big Stick and Its Growth Under President Obama
President Obama has been way more interventionist than Candidate Obama said he would be.
Foreign Aid: To Cause Change, Document it
Filming change: In order to effectively channel aid, trust and oversight must be established through public documentation of its results.
Lena Bae on Afghanistan and Beyond
President Obama announced in June that the United States would reduce its presence in Afghanistan, a nation that Obama suggested could operate independently. Lena Bae of the Harvard Political Review, however, writes that large problems persist within Afghanistan. Presenting an outline of smart policies for Afghanistan, Bae suggests that that the playbook for the region needs significant revisions. Read the [...]
Afghanistan and Beyond
Long-term success in Afghanistan requires a shift in focus from clearing the ground to domestic institution-building and regional relationship management.
Fixing Our Off-Again Relationship: US-Pakistani Relations
The Obama administration’s recent hard-line gestures to get Pakistan back in line are more of the same in the US’s reluctant friendship.
Between Accident and Intention: Revisiting State Failure
The labeling of failed states as “intentional” clouds the actual lack of control governments in such states often have.
Senator McCain’s Mythic Reagan
Would the Gipper really be disappointed in the absence of hawkish tendencies in this Republican field?
Retroactive Diary of Qureshi Forum
Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, foreign minister of Pakistan, at the Institute of Politics
Hypocritical Mediocrity
Why did Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad get a student visa and U.S. citizenship? Marty Peretz argued yesterday that he shouldn’t have because he was mediocre. But I don’t think that Peretz’ reasoning is much better than mediocre itself. The evidence of Shahzad’s mediocrity begins with a Spring 1998 transcript which, quoting the New York Times, “showed that he earned [...]
