In Afghanistan, U.S. Replaces One Terrorist State with Another

By Sonali Kolhatkar, October 3, 2003

"If you harbor a terrorist, if you support a terrorist, if you feed a terrorist, you're just as guilty as the terrorists. And the Taliban found out what we meant," U.S. President George W. Bush told military personnel in Fort Stewart, Ga., on Sept. 12.

Afghanistan: In Search of Security

By Mark Sedra, October 3, 2003

A number of factors and conditions have led to Afghanistan's security dilemma.

Are Pressures from the U.S., India, and Israel Too Much for Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program to Withstand?

By Muqtedar Khan, September 23, 2003

Pakistan's national defense strategy centers on protecting the country's nuclear weapons capability from a threat by one or more of three states that are currently working very closely - the United States, India and Israel.

Hexagonal Headache

By John Feffer, September 4, 2003

It is a testament to the absurdly low expectations attached to the diplomatic abilities of both North Korea and the United States that pundits have avoided the obvious conclusion concerning the recently concluded Six-Party Talks in Beijing.

Six Countries in Search of a Solution

By John Feffer, August 26, 2003

In a world dominated by military "solutions" to obdurate problems, even the muted vote for diplomacy represented by the upcoming Six-Party Talks should be cause for celebration.

India, Pakistan Celebrate Independence Day But Not Freedom

By Muqtedar Khan, August 16, 2003

On Aug. 14 and 15, the 56th anniversary of the independence of Pakistan and India from British colonial rule, it is a sad commentary on the political condition of South Asia that even though the region has been independent for over half a century, it is s

Time’s Up for Some Foreign Policy Straight Talk from White House

By Col. Daniel Smith (Ret.), August 13, 2003

In the foreign policy arena, the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is having about as much trouble making it to first base as Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their old-time comedy skit "Who's on First."

Update Iraq: Descending into the Quagmire

By Col. Daniel Smith (Ret.), August 1, 2003

Between May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat in Iraq was over, and August 20, 131 U.S., nine UK, and one Danish military personnel have died in Iraq from all causes.

Fearful Symmetry: Washington and Pyongyang

By John Feffer, July 1, 2003

In the fun house of mirrors in which contemporary global politics is enacted, a strange resemblance has developed between George W. Bush and Kim Jong Il and between their respective war parties.

U.S. Weapons Aid Repression in Aceh

By Frida Berrigan, June 11, 2003

Given the central role of U.S. weapons in this new round of government sanctioned killing, weapons that Indonesia has paid for already, how can the Bush administration wield its influence to demand more from our ally than "transparent" indiscriminate kill