Colombia’s Elections: Under the Gun
It looked peaceful on the surface. But as Laura Carlsen reports, the Colombia elections were anything but.
Who Wants to Die for Karzai?
The cost of maintaining each soldier in this faraway land is roughly a million dollars a year.
Afghanistan: War Trumps Elections
The military won’t defeat al-Qaeda and the Taliban, writes Frida Berrigan. Nor will elections in an occupied country solve this problem.
Elections Unlikely Barometer for Change in Afghanistan
After eight years of bloody fighting, elections are unlikely to bring dramatic change.
Iran’s Do-It-Yourself Revolution
Iranians need no lessons in democracy from the United States.
Maintaining Distance from Iran
The United States can best promote change in Iran by not actively promoting change.
Iran’s Next Leadership?
In their upcoming presidential elections, Iranians will make a choice that will have profound implications on their country’s relationship with the United States and the world.
Zimbabwe and the Battle of Ideas
Mugabe and Tsvangirai have a power-sharing deal. Will it work?
U.S. Militarism Rising As Elections Loom
As we prepare for the post-election and post-inauguration periods we know, whoever wins, four more years of protest, mobilization, and political pressure will be required.
Stealth Crisis
When pundits talk about the U.S. elections and foreign policy, they focus on Iraq and Iran. But the third member of the infamous “axis of evil” may prove to be just as influential.
Asia’s Olympic Debs
Like any coming-of-age event, the Olympics not only acknowledge transformation, they can be part of that transformation.
Democracy Promotion Doublespeak
The United States needs to practice at home what it preaches abroad.
The Candidates and Russia
The presidential candidates have all been tempted to embrace a new cold war with Russia.
Letting Go of Musharraf
Its time for Washington to wake up and smell the elections.
McCain’s Two Wars
On both Iraq and climate change, John McCain supports the Bush status quo.