MICHAEL SHANK

Incisive, Principled Analysis of Global Conflicts

Politics


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


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


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


In Aftermath of Supercommittee Failure, Macro View Needed for Future Economic Reforms
, CSR Wire, November 28, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Diagnosing the Supercommittee
, Politico, November 25, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Top Political Book of 2011: The Spirit Level, Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger
, Politico, November 24, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


US Can Contribute By Acknowledging Cuba's Reforms
, Financial Times, November 23, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Can Nancy Pelosi Take Back the House?
  Politico, November 15, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Tax Loophole Exploitation Exacerbates Income Inequality in US
, CSR Wire, November 13, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Can Rick Perry Recover?
  Politico, November 10, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Governor Kasich Chastened?
Politico, November 9, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


US Secretary of Defense Panetta's Refusal to Cut Pentagon Spending Puts America at Greater Risk
, Huffington Post, October 13, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
, Huffington Post, October 12, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


America Cannot Afford Such Inequality
, The Guardian, October 5, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


To Super Committee: Pentagon Corruption in the Millions, Time to Cut Defense Contracting
, Huffington Post, October 5, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Republican Presidential Candidates' Anti-EPA Extremism
, Huffington Post, October 3, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Peace is Profitable: Time for the US to Invest
, Christian Science Monitor, July 11, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


The Call for Change In the White House Is an Understatement
, Roll Call, October 28, 2008. READ ARTICLE


Obama, McCain Don't Grasp Roots of Pakistan's Instability
, The Hill, September 12, 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


Gilchrest's Defeat a Loss for Congress
, Baltimore Sun, February 15, 2008. READ ARTICLE


High Stakes in Effort to Sink Gilchrest's Canoe Diplomacy
, The Hill, February 6, 2008. READ ARTICLE


McCain's Two Wars
, Foreign Policy in Focus, January 15, 2008. READ ARTICLE


Democracy Was Never America's Nor Musharraf's Goal in Pakistan, Arab News, January 6, 2008. READ ARTICLE


Huckabee: Heroic Conservative? Foreign Policy in Focus, December 26, 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


Steer Concerned Celebrities Rather Than Stifle Them
, Financial Times, November 1, 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 ARTICLE


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