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What the U.N. Reports About Governance in Afghanistan

By | 06.21.10 | 9:51 am

The rising tide of violence in Afghanistan identified in the United Nations’ most recent quarterly country report got the lion’s share of the press attention this weekend. But check out what it says about governance in the country. Given that out-governing the insurgency is central to NATO strategy More…

Another View From the Obama Plane

By | 11.03.08 | 4:40 pm

For most of the summer and through the Democratic and Republican conventions, I spent a considerable amount of time traveling with both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama. And while I’ve remained in awe of the discipline of the Obama campaign — it’s stayed completely on message — and the More…