As Iran inches closer towards a military dictatorship, the best policy is not direct intervention, but “deterrence and containment” …
- Wisely Doing Nothing (Washington Post)
… Meanwhile, signs of a destabilized, divided government are abundant:
Taliban strategy attempts to consolidate power through the central leadership while focusing on swaying public opinion…
- Taliban Issues New Code of Conduct (Al Jazeera)
… as on the other side, David Milliband declares “that it is more important to protect Afghan civilians than to kill the Taliban:
Projects funded through Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP) often amount to wasted funds:
- U.S. ‘Money Weapon’ Yields Mixed Results (Washington Post)
In an attempt to replenish Iraq’s educated youth, students will obtain advanced degrees abroad and then to return to Iraq to put their education to use:
- Maliki Teams with US Universities to Rebuild Iraqi Education (Christian Science Monitor)
“The state, far from ‘being an agency for providing law, order, security and welfare for the masses’, has become ‘an elitist fountain for providing privilege, wealth and power for a small group of people’””
- Yemen – The Next Failed State? (Guardian)
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