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Drone Summit: Killing and Spying by Remote Control

by Tom Barry

AlterNet, Apr-12-2012 | Article

Congress seems more interested in promoting drone proliferation than in oversight. A Washington, D.C., summit seeks to educate the public on the use and abuse of drones... Read More »

Two Cases Where a Will to Act is Lacking

by Harry Blaney

Financial Times, Apr-11-2012 | Letter

Harry Blaney responds to two items published in the Financial Times about the future of Syria and of the future of Europe... Read More »

Shut Out of US, Lawyer for Pakistani Drone Victims Speaks Out

by Tom Barry

Truthout, Apr-11-2012 | Article

Tom Barry interviews Pakistani lawyer, Shahzad Akbar, about the upcoming drone summit in Washington, D.C.... Read More »

Drones Flying Under the Radar

by Tom Barry

Truthout, Apr-05-2012 | Article

Tom Barry discusses the expanding use of drones and the lack of control over their proliferation... Read More »

Vietnam and Afghanistan: The more things change...

by Matthew Hoh, John Isaacs

The Hill, Feb-08-2012 | Article



Two lengthy and devastating wars separated by three decades.

 One fought in the jungles of Vietnam and one in the mountains and deserts of Afghanistan... Read More »

A Decade of Mistakes

by Francesc Vendrell

Foreign Policy Magazine, Dec-03-2011 | Article

CIP senior fellow Francesc Vendrell on the missed opportunities in Afghanistan... Read More »

Matthew Hoh speaks at the City Club of Cleveland: How Do We End America’s Longest War?

by Matthew Hoh

Idea Stream, Aug-26-2011 | Speech

Mr. Hoh will discuss the current conditions in Afghanistan, the impact of President Obama’s withdrawal of U.S. forces over the next year and alternative options for the U.S. and international communities. ... Read More »

Motivations Are Plain

by Jim Mullins

The Sun Sentinel, Aug-24-2011 | Article

Fourteen months ago, President Bush proclaimed a "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq. When that proved to be a mirage, he then promised Iraq "full sovereignty" on June 30.... Read More »

Simmering Discord in the Tribal Badlands

by Selig S. Harrison

The Boston Globe, Aug-01-2011 | Article

The alarming growth of Al Qaeda and the Taliban in the Pashtun tribal region of northwest Pakistan and southern Afghanistan is usually attributed to the popularity of their messianic brand of Islam and to covert help from Pakistani intelligence agencies... Read More »

Change Course in Afghanistan

by Matthew Hoh, James McGovern

Worcester Telegram , Jul-20-2011 | Article

A few weeks ago, President Obama outlined his strategy for Afghanistan, which included a drawdown of 10,000 troops by the end of this year and an additional 23,000 by the end of next year. ... Read More »

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