Foreign Policy in Focus 01/30/2008 Conducted by Michael Shank Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On January 15, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward regional challenges to U.S. power. In the second part of this two-part interview, Chomsky also […]
Foreign Policy in Focus 01/29/2008 By Michael Shank The Pentagon ushered in the New Year with seemingly welcome news: Iraq’s security is improving. Attacks across the country fell 62 percent and, according to aid organization Iraqi Red Crescent, 20,000 Iraqi refugees returned home from Syria in December alone. The U.S. […]
Foreign Policy in Focus 01/23/2008 Conducted by Michael Shank Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On January 15, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan. In the first part of this two-part interview, Chomsky also discussed […]
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR 01/23/08 By Michael Shank Regarding the Jan. 15 article “Fertilizer, frustration fuel Gaza’s rockets”: The article paid primary attention to fertilizer and little to frustration. This neglect appears not unusual as the humanitarian crisis emerging in Gaza seems to garner little international concern. Now that Gaza’s main […]
WASHINGTON TIMES 01/22/08 By Michael Shank In mollifying international criticism of border closings, Israeli Defense Ministry spokesman Shlomo Dror claimed that “sufficient stocks of food” existed for Gazans and that “no one would go hungry” (“Israeli air force strikes empty Hamas offices,” World, Saturday). Mr. Dror speaks not of Gaza. […]
New York Times 01/19/2008 By Michael Shank To the Editor: “Unfinished Debate on Iraq” (editorial, Jan. 13) cites the “serious inability of American civilian agencies” to meet Iraq’s post-conflict needs. That is putting it mildly. The irony in the post-surge security successes is that while attacks may be down, Iraq […]
FINANCIAL TIMES 01/17/08 By Michael Shank Sir, At long last, US strategy in Afghanistan is wising up (“From poppies to pomegranates”, January 14). Putting crop eradication on the back burner, a move aided by concern from the government in Kabul, the US is pursuing ways in which high-value produce can […]
Arab News 01/16/2008 By Michael Shank In the United States’ global war on terrorism, Iraq long ago became ground zero both for American forces and those eager to wage war against the West. But it has since also become a formula of sorts for US intervention in other key target […]
Foreign Policy in Focus 01/15/2008 By Michael Shank For many Democrat voters, John McCain represents the least bad Republican presidential candidate on the ballot. Democrats not wanting the Bible in the White House are disinclined toward southern Baptist Mike Huckabee, and those not wanting a doubled-in-size Guantanamo or an immigrant-free […]
Arab News 01/07/2008 Conducted by Michael Shank Dr. Srgjan Kerim is the President of the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. On Dec. 13, 2007, President Kerim sat down with Michael Shank from George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution to discuss relations with Iran. Michael […]