MICHAEL SHANK

Incisive, Principled Analysis of Global Conflicts

Articles (2006-2007)


Huckabee: Heroic Conservative?
Foreign Policy in Focus, December 26, 2008. READ ARTICLE


The Irony of Indonesia as Climate Change Host, The Jakarta Post, December 14, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Congress's Goals on CAFE, Biofuels Don't Go Far Enough
, The Hill, December 6, 2007. READ ARTICLE


The U.S. and Pakistan
, International Herald Tribune, November 30, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Putting Iran on Annapolis Guest List Less of a Risk than Not
, Financial Times, November 30, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Annapolis Holds Opportunity for Mideast Peace
, Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 25, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Pakistan Tempts the Democrats
, Foreign Policy in Focus, November 18, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Pakistan Isn't Iran
, USA Today, November 13, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Tough Stand on Musharraf is Critical for U.S.'s Credibility
, The Hill, November 7, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Steer Concerned Celebrities Instead of Stifling Them
, Financial Times, November 1, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Selling America
, The News International, October 31, 2007. READ ARTICLE


The Soil that Saves
, Foreign Policy in Focus, October 4, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Biofuels are Helpful but no Panacea for Relieving America's Dependence on Oil
, The Hill, September 27, 2007. READ ARTICLE


An Opium Alternative for Afghanistan
, Foreign Policy in Focus, September 25, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Pioneers Can Secure Our Future
, Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 13, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Wal-Mart is Walking the Walk on Sustainability
, Financial Times, September 12, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Plenty of Candidates, Yet No One to Vote for
, Arab News, August 22, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Talking Tough: How Obama Can Fight Extremism in Pakistan, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, August 14, 2007. READ ARTCILE


A Chance to Improve Mental Health Services for Virginians
, Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 14, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Somalia, it is Time to Open Your Doors
, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, August 12, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Learning Nothing From Iraq, Democrats Charge Forward to Pakistan
, The News International, August 6, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Free Speech and Democracy, The News International, June 30, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Who's the World's No. 1 Producer of CO2? Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 28, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Somalia Needs a 'Reconciliation Readiness' Program, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, June 26, 2007. READ ARTICLE


American Heroics Needed in Pakistan, The Politico, May 1, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Bad Behavior Brings Good Results, Foreign Policy in Focus, April 27, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Memo to the Somali Government, Foreign Policy in Focus, April 19, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Turning a Blind Eye to Egypt Gives U.S. a Black Eye in Region, The Baltimore Sun, April 12, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Afghanistan's Reconciliation Process Knocked Off Track By Karzai's Immunity Deal, Washington Examiner, April 3, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Going Green, Foreign Policy in Focus, March 13, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Rebuilding the House of Pashtunistan, The News International, February 3, 2007. READ ARTICLE


The Future of Political Islam in Somalia, Foreign Policy in Focus, January 5, 2007. READ ARTICLE


Israel's December Report: Three Clues for 2007, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, December 28, 2006. READ ARTICLE


Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: Retire It or Retool It, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, December 14, 2006. READ ARTICLE


Taking Stock of the Realities on the Ground, Arab News, December 4, 2006. READ ARTICLE


Syria and Iran: To Engage or Not to Engage, International Herald Tribune/Daily Star, November 17, 2006. READ ARTICLE


Rebuild Africa By Funding the African Union Mission in Darfur
, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, November 7, 2006. READ ARTICLE


The US Must Engage Somalia Now, Before the Horn Blows
, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, November 5, 2006. READ ARTICLE


Veiled Prejudice
, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, October 20, 2006. READ ARTICLE


Prejudices, Not Niqab, Stand in the Way of Integration
, Arab News, October 20, 2006. READ ARTICLE


The Arab League Breaks with the Past and Attempts a Rebirth
, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, October 18, 2006. READ ARTICLE


Back to the Stone Age
, The Daily Times, October 8, 2006. READ ARTICLE


American Fascism or Islamic Fascism?
International Herald Tribune/Daily Star, October 4, 2006. READ ARTICLE


The Boomerang Effect
, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, August 23, 2006. READ ARTICLE


RI Military in Urgent Need of Reform
, The Jakarta Post, August 14, 2006. READ ARTICLE


Somalia: Revisiting Afghanistan's Failed Policy?
Arab News, August 13, 2006. READ ARTICLE


The Arab Leagues Has Failed to "Fulfill the Hopes and Expectations" of Somalia
, International Herald Tribune/Daily News, August 11, 2006. READ ARTICLE


Middle East Media Outlets Need to Start Countering the Bias of American Stations
, The Daily Star, July 13, 2006. READ ARTICLE