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August 9, 2012
United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Egyptian Bloodshed; Intensified Syrian Fighting and Defections
Significant Middle East Developments Egypt. Clashes between militants and security forces continued today in Egyptian Sinai with gunmen firing on a police station and hundreds of troops entering the…
August 17, 2009
Afghanistan
Afghan Elections: A Perilous Time
Ahmed Rashid, a leading expert on Afghanistan, says the August 20 presidential election in Afghanistan is "critically important" to achieving political stability, but he worries the vote will trigger…
December 10, 2010
Congresses and Parliaments
Friday File: Afghanistan Strategy Review
Above the fold. The White House is wrapping up its year-end Afghanistan strategy review. Its conclusion, perhaps not surprisingly, looks to be that the surge strategy President Obama announced a …
June 23, 2003
Afghanistan
Wisner: ’Pivotal Moment’ in Afghanistan
Frank G. Wisner II, co-chairman of a new independent task force report on Afghanistan cosponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Asia Society, says the United States is at “a pivotal mom…
June 18, 2003
Afghanistan
To Avoid Losing the Peace in Afghanistan, U.S. Must Empower Karzai’s Government to Improve Security and Accelerate Reconstruction, Concludes CFR/Asia Society Task Force
June 18, 2003 - Without greater support for the transitional government of President Hamid Karzai, security in Afghanistan will deteriorate further, prospects for economic reconstruction will dim, an…