A Fresh Approach to Peace in Afghanistan
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and former U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Where Do We Go from Here?
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and former U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan
Read moreIs Peace Actually on the Horizon in Afghanistan?
Two former U.S. ambassadors speak out
Read moreFinishing Strong: Seeking a Proper US Exit from Afghanistan
By DANIEL F. RUNDE and EARL ANTHONY WAYNE (The following is an abbreviated version of a brief written for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. It is being republished in Pulse News Mexico with specific prior permission.) THE ISSUE A precipitous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would endanger many of the social, political, economic and health gains that
Read moreOur Global Jihad Against the Cognitive Mind
By ANIS H. BAJREKTAREVIC A major new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was just released in Korea on Oct. 8, and although it is nearly 800 pages long and includes more than 6,000 scientific references, it can be summarized in few sentences: The average global temperature is now 1 degree Centigrade above its pre-industrial levels. That increase is already
Read moreYemen’s Great Divide
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If there is a single nation on Earth today that is closest to the verge of collapse, it is Yemen. Since the splintered country’s grisly civil war first erupted seven years ago, more than 10,000 civilians have died, according to United Nations’ estimates (although Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates adamantly reject these figures). And, with
Read moreIraq’s Future Hangs in the Balance
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Two weeks ago, Iraq held its first national election since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. But while many outside observers – particularly inside the United States – were hoping that that election would open the door to a new era of stability in one of the most volatile nations on Earth, instead it brought to
Read moreA Meeting of Oppugnants
Despite having the same proclaimed objectives, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas have always been at opposing ends of a longstanding political rift
Read moreKurds on the Warpath
If Iraq does not agree to surrender part of its sovereign territory to the Kurds, the KRG will take what it wants by force
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