The Nation
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 06:55
The futures of Turkmenistan and Pakistan are linked in terms of energy security, for diversification on their part and demand on ours; and supporting stability in Afghanistan to enable gas and oil pipelines, electricity transmission, and trade.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 06:55
A report published last month by the Brussels-based International Crisis Group claimed that up to 4,000 recruits from Central Asia had joined ISIL in Syria and Iraq. The ICG report also claimed that the region’s enduring problems of poor governance and repression could create the conditions for a resurgence of radical groups such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, an organization that claimed allegiance to ISIL last October.
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 11:32
As the world observes the continuing clash between Russia and the West in Ukraine, tensions are rising further south, in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Like in Ukraine, rivalries among political factions and ethnic groups in Georgia dangerously intersect with the broader Russian and Western struggle for influence in the former Soviet space. Without the dialogue necessary for peace, a serious conflict could erupt here as well, with very negative implications for regional and international security. The situation can’t be ignored.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 11:00
If you want to know what US forces are doing in Africa, it helps to be connected to a large engineering or construction firm looking for business.
Friday, June 14, 2013 - 00:00
While many progressives have accepted border security measures as the tradeoff for achieving immigration reform, we know that the terms of this compromise will be paid in blood
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 00:00
As the ensuing stories of the WikiLeaks phenomenon in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia make clear, the publication of the cable traffic has generated scandals, stirred debates, and exposed government conduct (and often misconduct), policies and power structure
Friday, May 27, 2011 - 00:00
How could thriving Monterrey, the "Sultan of the North," which only years earlier had been deemed one of the safest cities in Latin America, descend so quickly into chaos?
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 00:00
Public opposition to the US-supported war has been growing since the assassination of fifteen teenagers in Ciudad Juarez on January 30, 2010.
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 00:00
At stake in the Colombian Free Trade Agreement is the viability of the so-called "readiness criteria"-that is, what standards a country should have to meet before the United States ties its economy to it.
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 00:00
As the world looks to Rousseff for signals about her governing style and policy plans, the focus may be on areas where she distinguishes herself by breaking with the past—particularly with regard to women's rights