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America's Role in Afghanistan - A Quiet One, San Francisco Chronicle, December 17, 2009. READ ARTICLE
A Grassroots Visit Belies Washington's View of Afghanistan, San Jose Mercury News, December 12, 2009. READ ARTICLE
View From The Ground, Washington Times, December 9, 2009. READ ARTICLE
Letter From Kabul, The Nation, December 4, 2009. READ ARTICLE
Afghans Want U.S. to Stay but Do Things Differently, Roll Call, December 3, 2009. READ ARTICLE
Waking Up to Afghanistan's Realities, The Guardian, December 3, 2008. READ ARTICLE
After the Shooting Stops, The Guardian, November 28, 2008. READ ARTICLE
We Lead Developed World in Poverty and Inequality, The Hill, November 18, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Somalia Resurfaces, Foreign Policy in Focus, November 17, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Poverty, Political Instability and Somali Piracy, Financial Times, November 14, 2008. READ ARTICLE
The Call for Change In the White House Is an Understatement, Roll Call, October 28, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Talking with the Taliban, The Guardian, October 14, 2008. READ ARTICLE
A Whole, Different View, The Hill, September 30, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Energy Is at the Heart of Many Recent Conflicts, Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 16, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Obama, McCain Don't Grasp Roots of Pakistan's Instability, The Hill, September 12, 2008. READ ARTICLE
U.S. Airstrike in Pakistan, New York Times, September 10, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Congress Must Extend Tax Credits for Renewable and Efficient Sources, The Hill, September 10, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Crime and the Economy are Directly Related, Financial Times, September 5, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Global Peace Index Ranking Doesn't Flatter the U.S., Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 10, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Game Emblematic of Party Politics, Roll Call, July 22, 2008. READ ARTICLE
U.S. Needs to Take Lead on Reducing Emissions, USA Today, July 14, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Larger Meaning of 'Use it or Lose it', The Hill, July 10, 2008. READ ARTICLE
High-Level Engagement by US and UK is Needed vis a vis Iran, Financial Times, July 1, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Liberal Persuasions, The Economist, June 28, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Conference Cites a Growing Gap in Muslim-Western Relations, Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 17, 2008. READ ARTICLE
McCain's Irresponsibly Rosy Outlook on Iraq, Afghanistan, The Hill, May 21, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Why Not Firm Call for UN Reform?Financial Times, May 16, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Poppy, Poverty and the Taliban: An Interview with Afghanistan's Ambassador to the US, Journal of International Peace Operations, Vol. 3, No. 6, May-June 2008. READ INTERVIEW
US Policy in Iraq: A Plague on Both Houses, Journal of International Peace Operations, Vol. 3, No. 6, May-June 2008. READ ARTICLE
This Earth Day is Different, The Hill, April 22, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Poppy Crop Destruction Drives Farmers Towards Taliban, Financial Times, April 12, 2008. READ ARTICLE
U.N. Security Council Must Act Preemptively - on Climate Change, Christian Science Monitor, March 24, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Bali Confirmed the Shift: Nation Is On Board Now, Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 22, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Gilchrest's Defeat a Loss for Congress, Baltimore Sun, February 15, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Afghan Domestic Opinion Neglected in Ashdown Plan, Financial Times, February 15, 2008. READ ARTICLE
High Stakes in Effort to Sink Gilchrest's Canoe Diplomacy, The Hill, February 6, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Accountability in Indonesia, Washington Post, February 2, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Running Low, The Economist, February 1, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Interview with Noam Chomsky: Chomsky on the Rise of the South, Foreign Policy in Focus, January 30, 2008. READ INTERVIEW
False Sense of Security in Iraq, Foreign Policy in Focus, January 29, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Interview with Noam Chomsky: Chomsky on World Ownership, Foreign Policy in Focus, January 23, 2008. READ INTERVIEW
Gaza Sanctions Exact an Unjust Toll on Civilians, Christian Science Monitor, January 23, 2008. READ ARTICLE
Don't Choke Off Gaza, Washington Times, January 22, 2008. READ ARTICLE
What the Surge Doesn't Do, New York Times, January 19, 2008. READ ARTICLE
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