Ineffective, Unprofessional, and Corrupt: The Afghan National Police Challenge
“Going forward, we will not blindly stay the course” were the stirring words President Obama used to unveil his...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Ineffective, Unprofessional, and Corrupt: The Afghan National Police Challenge
A nation must think before it acts.
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Iran: Looking Ahead to Reform?
When former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami withdrew from the presidential race on March 16, mere weeks after the announcement...
Reflections on Memorial Day
On Monday, we will mark the 141st anniversary of the first official observation of the holiday we now call...
Understanding the Surge in Iraq and What’s Ahead
There are three things the American people don’t understand about the war in Iraq right now: (1) how difficult...
How Somali Pirates Could Take Obama Hostage
In April 2009, the story of Richard Phillips’ capture by Somali pirates, and his dramatic rescue by Navy Seals,...
U.S.-European Relations 2009
Looking at developments in Europe and the U.S.-European relationship today, like all things in history, in part we have...
What to Do About Piracy?
Piracy, a scourge that had been stamped out in the 19th century, still flourishes in those Hobbesian areas of...
A Tale of Two Crises
Addressing the American people as president for the first time on January 20, 2009, Barack Obama declared that “America...
America’s Broken Interagency
The last job I had with the Bush administration was coordinator for police training, judicial reform, and counternarcotics in...
Security Challenges Arising from the Global Economic Crisis
Chairman Skelton, Mr. McHugh, it is a distinct privilege for me to appear again before this Committee. Like you,...