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Archive for May, 2009
Sumit Ganguly and Paul Kapur: The Unrecognized Benefits of India’s Role in Afghanistan
Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan | Comments
Stabilizing Afghanistan has emerged as one of the Obama administration’s top priorities. The president has expended significant effort to forge a new Afghan strategy, even firing the general in charge ...Continue reading . . .
Dr. Sulaiman Al-Hattlan: It’s the Age of Obama!
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Arab World, Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Israel, Palestine, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments
If you have ever lived in Washington, DC, you will clearly see, if you visit these days, that America is living in a new era—the Obama era. America is changing, ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — May 28, 2009
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
As fighting among Somali rebel groups and the government has escalated, President Sharif Sheik Ahmed directly accused neighboring Eritrea of supporting the Islamic insurgency on Wednesday. In response to an ...Continue reading . . .
Chuck Freilich: Engage Iran with a Big Stick
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Iran, Israel, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments
I am all for engaging with Iran. In principle, negotiations are always preferable and it is certainly worth a try. But, there is a big problem. Actually, a few. Last week, ...Continue reading . . .
Jonathan Power: Do a Deal on Kashmir
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in India, Kashmir, Negotiation, Pakistan | Comments
With parliamentary elections behind it, India shouldn’t be back at square one in its quest to settle the bitterly divisive issue of Kashmir, one that has led to three ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — May 26, 2009
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
Leaders of the Taliban insurgency are shifting alliances as clashes between the Pakistani military and rebels intensify according to The National. The alliance between Mohammed Omar, the leader of the ...Continue reading . . .
Mira Kamdar: “Our Man in Kerala” — World Policy Journal and India’s 2009 General Elections
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Posted in Democracy, Economy, Environment, India | Comments
Long-time World Policy Journal editorial board member Shashi Tharoor has been elected to India’s parliament in the country’s fifteenth general election. Running from his home town of Thiruvananthapuram, Tharoor garnered ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — May 21, 2009
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
On Thursday, Lebanon filed a complaint to the United Nations concerning alleged Israeli spy networks inside the Arab nation. The office of Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora released a statement ...Continue reading . . .
Caroline Stauffer: Cambodian Justice — Too Little, Too Late
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 Posted in Cambodia, Genocide, UN | Comments
Wednesday, May 20, marks the annual "Day of Anger" for Cambodians remembering the victims of the brutal five-year reign of the Khmer Rouge. The five defendants to be tried in ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — May 19, 2009
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
Sri Lanka's president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, announced today that a "total battlefield victory" has been achieved against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). In a televised address to Parliament, Rajapaksa ...Continue reading . . .