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President Obama leaves for Asia

Posted on November 9, 2010 by admin

President Obama will try to shake off the sting of the midterm elections as he begins a tour of Asia, which includes stops in India, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia. Steve Clemons is a senior fellow and director of the … Continue reading →

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Pakistan divides U.S. and India

Posted on November 8, 2010 by admin

Washington should stop providing Islamabad with weaponry that can be used against India and take a realistic view of the reasons for Indian-Pakistani tensions.

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News Recap: Highlights from Middle East Institute’s 64th Annual Conference

Posted on November 5, 2010 by admin

Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger Yesterday was the 64th annual Middle East Institute conference entitled Rethinking the Middle East in Transition. The conference included panels on non-state armed actors and Af-Pak security. al Qaeda Consensus — Pakistani Nukes may … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan Study Group News Recap November 4, 2010

Posted on November 4, 2010 by admin

Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger More Evidence that the War is Going Badly Two stories this week exemplify some of the major obstacles the U.S. faces against the growing insurgency.  The New York Times on Monday ran a story … Continue reading →

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Foreign Policy is Ultimately the Reflection of Domestic Politics

Posted on November 3, 2010 by admin

By the time this is posted and emailed to the Afghanistan Study Group list (and thank you to those who have subscribed), the polls for America’s 2010 mid-term elections will have closed.  This year’s mid-term elections bore many similarities to … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan Study Group News Recap November 2, 2010

Posted on November 2, 2010 by admin

Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger On the eve of the midterm elections, few media outlets are focusing on the Afghan War even as major stories and analysis continue to develop: Petraeus, the Afghan Review, and Public Support Now that … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan Study Group: Week in Review

Posted on October 29, 2010 by admin

Iran and Hamid Karzai: Afghanistan Study Group Member Stephen Walt argues in a blog post that the reaction to the Iran money scandal is overblown.  It is only natural that Iran would want to influence one of its neighboring countries … Continue reading →

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Afghan Women Speak : Enhancing Security and Human Rights in Afghanistan

Posted on October 28, 2010 by admin

Afghan Women Speak : Enhancing Security and Human Rights in Afghanistan is a report that attempts to “provide options for Western policymakers to protect women’s gains while pursuing political solutions to the conflict” in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan News Recap

Posted on October 27, 2010 by admin

Iran in Afghanistan Today’s New York Times has a front page story on Iran’s increasingly cozy relationship with the Karzai government.  The U.S. should not be surprised that Iran is trying to influence the Afghan government with financial support.  Iran … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Liaisons with the Afghan Taliban: The Feasibility and Risks of Negotiations

Posted on October 27, 2010 by admin

“Dangerous Liaisons”, is a report by Matt Waldman, which is based on six months of field research between January and June 2010, funded by the U.S. Institute of Peace and Canadian Global Peace and Security Fund. The research involved separate, … Continue reading →

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