Africa
Creating a Peace to Keep in Darfur
ENOUGH and the Save Darfur Coalition urge the U.S. government and the international community to take immediate steps to launch and sustain an all-encompassing peace process that addresses the local and national issues that are fueling this conflict.
Mugabe's Revenge: Halting the Violence in Zimbabwe
Report from ENOUGH details how to halt the rising violence surrounding Zimbabwe's contested elections.
A New Peace Strategy for Northern Uganda and the LRA
Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony’s failure to sign a peace deal drove a nail into the coffin of the Juba peace process; this report outlines a new strategy.Americas
Ask the Expert: A More Flexible Approach
Should U.S. policy toward Cuba change? And what steps can the United States take to show Cuba that it is interested in a new relationship?Fidel Castro Renuncia, el Fin de una Era Crea la Oportunidad del Cambio
La renuncia formal de Fidel Castro como presidente de Cuba marca el fin de una era, escribe Dan Restrepo.
Fidel Castro Resigns, End of an Era Creates Opportunity for Change
Fidel Castro's resignation must lead to greater flexibility and openness on both sides of the Straits of Florida, writes Dan Restrepo.East Asia
The Right Way to Pressure Beijing
Human rights groups are rightly outraged about China’s abysmal record. But it is foolhardy to treat a rising superpower like a tin-pot dictatorship.
Warming Ties
Robust U.S.-Sino cooperation must be an integral part of any successful energy and climate strategy in the 21st century, write Peter Ogden and Matt Rogier.The Right Way to Pressure Beijing
When the U.S. Congress recently passed a resolution calling on Beijing to end its repression of dissent in Tibet and open a dialogue with the Dalai Lama, a Chinese spokesperson declared that the resolution had “seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people.” Nor was this the first time the Chinese had expressed emotional distress at some political gesture. Everyone from the Icelandic singer Björk, who shouted “Tibet! Tibet!” at the end of a concert in Shanghai, to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who met with the Dalai Lama in Ottawa, has been accused of hurting the feelings of the Chinese. Indeed, the Chinese might be the only people who regard the rantings of CNN’s Jack Cafferty, who referred to the Chinese government as “goons and thugs,” as worth taking seriously. Nerves this sensitive bespeak either a severe case of adolescent angst or a revealing insight into national character, or both. It is hard to imagine Vladimir Putin or Robert Mugabe, or George W. Bush for that matter, confessing to having hurt feelings about anything, much less the kind of symbolic ephemera that seem to regularly rile the Chinese.Europe
Russia's False Choice
Russia's choice between full democracy and stability is a false one, writes Spencer Boyer on The Root.
The Future of Kosovo
The threat of renewed violence in Kosovo means NATO must strengthen its peacekeeping forces, writes Spencer P. Boyer.A Fresh Start for Sarkozy?
Sarkozy should seize the opportunity to repair his relationship with France's immigrant communities, write Spencer Boyer and Matthew Forgotson.Middle East
An Unlikely Threat to Democracy
When Turkey's chief prosecutor brought a lawsuit this spring asking the country's Constitutional Court to close down its governing political party, he set in motion a dangerous chain of events that could undue years of political and economic progress in Turkey.
Interactive Map: What Are You Paying for the War?
See how much taxpayers in each state could now be paying based on the president's new request to fund operations in Iraq through the end of the year.
The Perils of Unconditional Engagement
Whether or not to engage Hamas is a question of whether engagement would help moderate the organization or improve Hamas’ chances of dominating the Palestinian political scene.» More Features on Middle East
South & Central Asia
What to Do About the Terrorist Safe Haven in Pakistan
What are the Federally Administered Tribal Areas? Why should we be concerned about them? And what can we do about them?Dealing with Militants
This past weekend's assassination attempt on Afghan president Hamid Karzai, along with ongoing negotiations between the Pakistani government and elements of the Taliban, should move the focus on America's national security debate away from Iraq. But it is not likely to have much of an impact - in large part because of the misplaced priorities of the Bush administration. America's national security debate remains fixated on Iraq, a policy costing US taxpayers upwards of $10bn a month and diverting attention away from other national security priorities.