MICHAEL SHANK

Incisive, Principled Analysis of Global Conflicts

Articles (2012)


Rahmani Death a Blow to Afghan Peace, Washington Times, May 16, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


The Club for Growth and the Demise of Our Demoracy: A Look Beyond Lugar's Loss,
Huffington Post, May 14, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Are We Permanently Leaving Behind the Lugar Legacy?
Politico, May 12-13, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


New Study Shows Violence Costing America Over $460 Billion,
Huffington Post, April 24, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Grace on Wall Street,
Sojourners, April 24, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Violence and Violence-Containment's $460 Billion Price Tag
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The Hill, April 24, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


When Diplomatic Opportunities Were Dismissed,
Financial Times, April 11, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Why 2013 Budgets Won't Cut It and the Untapped Treasury in Violence,
Huffington Post, April 2, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt,
Roll Call, April 2, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Trayvon Martin's Lesson for Maryland: Appeal Gun Law Ruling by Federal Judge
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Huffington Post, March 29, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Bringing Florida to Justice, Not Just George Zimmerman,
Huffington Post, March 25, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


What the Killing of Trayvon Martin Means for Maryland,
Politico, March 24-25, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation,
Huffington Post, March 20, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Lack of US-Syria Diplomacy Leads to Dangerous Isolation,
Politico, March 17-18, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


In Afghanistan, We Can Offer Only So Many Apologies,
Huffington Post, March 13, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


How Romney's Evil Iran, Congress's Crippling Sanctions and Obama's Unexhausted Diplomacy Are Taking Us to War
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Huffington Post, March 12, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Mitt Romney’s Name-Calling on Iran: Untrue and Tilting Us Towards War
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Politico, March 10-11, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Jeffrey Sachs for the World Bank?
Al Jazeera, March 8, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy Is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out,
Chicago Tribune, March 7, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


German Lessons for US Manufacturing,
Financial Times, March 7, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


The U.S. Afghanistan Strategy is Failing and It's Time to Pull Out,
US News and World Report, March 6, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


How to Save US Manufacturing: A Lesson from Germany,
Politico, March 3-4, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Why the World Bank Needs Jeff Sachs at the Helm,
Huffington Post, March 2, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


World Bank Needs Jeffrey Sachs,
The Hill, March 1, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


What America's Manufacturing Sector and Labor Policies Can Learn from Germany,
Huffington Post, February 24, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Germany's Lessons for US - Keep Faith With Workers,
CNN, February 24, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


New Virginia Gun Law Will Boost Violence, Costs,
Washington Times, February 17, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Candidates Should Address Cost of Violence in Primary States,
The Hill, February 17, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Can the Republican Candidates Offer a Credible Cure for States' Economic Crisis?
CSR Wire, February 13, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Candidates Should Campaign for Cure to State's Economic Crisis, Not Just Caucus Votes
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Politico, February 10-12, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Wind Power: Putting the Wind in the Sails of Peace,
CSR Wire, February 6, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Will Republicans Suggest an Economic Cure in Nevada?
Al Jazeera, February 4, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Mandela, Mahatma, Mother Theresa and My Mom,
Politico, February 3-5, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Republican Candidates and Congress Quit Climate Change; Private Sector Counters, Creating Consumer Label,
Huffington Post, February 2, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Time for a Peace Industry and a Super PAC to Support it,
Huffington Post, January 31, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Climate Change Fight Includes Private Sector,
Roll Call, January 25, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Time for the Peace Vote,
Washington Post, January 24, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


With Climate Change a Non-Starter Among Republican Candidates and Congress, Private Sector Picking Up Slack
, Politico, January 14-15, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Measuring the Cost of Violence
, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 12, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (And Why I Left)
, Huffington Post, January 9, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Why I Left My Job in Congress
, Politico, January 7-8, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


All We Are Saying Is, Give a Thorough Cost-Benefit Analysis a Chance
, Boston Globe, January 1, 2012. READ ARTICLE