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Energizing Peace

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:07:00 -0500

The lessons of geography appear to be ignored by policymakers in Washington D.C. these days. The Obama administration is pursuing tenuous negotiations with Iran regarding its supply of low-enriched uranium, in the hopes of taking the first step to erase the longstanding animosity between the two countries. It is also rethinking its Afghanistan and Pakistan policy to emphasize reconstruction and economic development. These two strategies are unfortunately disconnected -- despite the fact that Afghanistan shares a 600-mile-long strategic border with Iran.

Where Is US Foreign Policy Headed? | New York Times

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:14:00 -0400

... and the Quest for a Global Nation” and Parag Khanna's “Second World: How Emerging Powers Are Redefining Global Competition in the Twenty-First Century. ...

Obama's Afghan Meetings a Public Affair | Washington Times

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:25:00 -0400

"I think that he is right to emphasize that he is taking this very seriously," said Parag Khanna, a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation who ...

President Obama's War and Peace | Good Morning America (ABC)

Erin Drankoski — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:39:00 -0400

Parag Khanna of the New America Foundation interviews with Good Morning America. ... Original Video

Musharraf: More US Troops Needed In Afghanistan | NPR

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:49:00 -0400

Paraq Khanna, a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington, says Musharraf appears to be on "a self-initiated goodwill tour, ...

Parag Khanna TED Talk on "Invisible Maps" and The Second World | TED

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:47:00 -0400

Death of Taliban Leader Would Be a U.S. Coup | NPR

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:18:00 -0400

... you scatter [the militants], and your intelligence game has to start all over again," says Khanna, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. ... and more »

Death Of Taliban Leader Would Be A US Coup | WBUR

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:50:00 -0400

Analyst Parag Khanna cautions, though, that "this could prove to be a premature celebration," adding that other leaders may emerge in Mehsud's place, raising a new problem for Pakistani and U.S. intelligence. "When you kill one important leader, you scatter [the militants], and your intelligence game has to start all over again," says Khanna, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.

Visions of Europe in 2030: A Postmodern Middle Ages

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:31:00 -0400

In the future, globalization will further weaken the nation-state. A long transition process toward global government will be, like the Middle Ages, a time of great insecurity. But Europe's governance structure will prevail, even in the United States. It will buy its way to peace and its model will be copied across the globe.

Where the Real Fight Is

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:31:00 -0400

The conventional wisdom in Washington -- and the core of U.S. President Barack Obama's "Af-Pak" policy, which he announced in March -- is that Afghanistan is now the central front in the conflict formerly known as the war on terror. Pakistan is essential too, of course, and indeed, the thinking goes, you can't have a successful Afghanistan policy without a successful Pakistan policy. The problem with this conventional wisdom is that it gets the situation entirely backward: The real fight is in Pakistan, not Afghanistan,

Global Panel on Iran | CNN

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:24:00 -0400

ZAKARIA: So, take me through this option. You have Khatami, the former president, two-term president, not backing down. Rafsanjani, a former president, the very important leader of the Assembly of Experts not backing down. Larijani, the speaker of the parliament, not backing down. Can the regime really crack down? I mean, it can arrest people on the street, and it can arrest journalists like Maziar. But what does it do with these very powerful people who have now defied it?

Could Iran Crisis Promote Mideast Peace?

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:14:00 -0400

With a recount announced for the Iranian election, and opposition candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi demanding a fresh election, the political situation in Iran remains on a knife's edge.

We're witnessing the mobilizing power of anti-incumbent forces, particularly youth, who are fed up, and the role of technology in getting voters to the ballot boxes and out on the street.

Man Behind Iran Policy Faces Big Task | Washington Post

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:19:00 -0400

Nevertheless, Iranian officials "think any policy will be run through Israel before it gets to them and they will be stuck with policies that are unworkable," said Flynt Leverett, a former National Security Council staff member who recently met with ...

Muslims Expect More Than Words of Goodwill | The National

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:26:00 -0400

The cultural, social, ethnic and even religious diversity of “Muslim world” defies sound-bite generalisation and produces bad policy, said Parag Khanna, director of the Global Governance Initiative at the New American Foundation, based in Washington. ...

China's Final Frontier

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:47:00 -0400

The final stretch on the road to Yarkand, about 125 miles from China’s border with Pakistan, feels like the middle east. Each village is a collage of single-storey mud-brick homes with turquoise door-gates. People travel by donkey cart or scooter-rickshaw. Men greet each other the Muslim way (palm to the chest and a slight bow); women wear headscarves. In small villages many signs are still in Uighur, the local language. But for how much longer?

Coming Out of the Crisis | Global Post

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:06:00 -0400

The "Great Recession" will "mark a turning point at the way the global economic world operates,” predicted Flynt Leverett, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. From this point on there will be a “trend for greater Chinese assertiveness,” as the United States “increasingly comes to term with the limits” of its own clout...

Iran: US Lacks Discretion to Judge Others | Press TV

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:47:00 -0400

Former National Security Council official, Flynt Leverett, has also acknowledged Iran's help in stemming Afghan violence.

"Washington's engagement with Tehran over Afghanistan provided significant and tangible benefits for the American position during the early stages of the war on terror." Original article

The Next Big Thing: Neomedievalism

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:08:00 -0400

Many see the global economic crisis as proof that we live in one world. But as countries stumble to right the wrongs of the corporate masters of the universe, they are driving us right back to a future that looks like nothing more than a new Middle Ages, that centuries-long period of amorphous conflict from the fifth to the 15th century when city-states mattered as much as countries.

Why We Should Get Rid of the Term "Muslim World"

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:27:00 -0400

Since taking office, President Obama has made great efforts to address the "Muslim world." In his first formal international television interview, with the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya, he announced, "My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that Americans are not your enemy." Then, speaking to Turkey's parliament, he declared, "The United States is not, and will never be, at war with Islam."

Pakistan's Capitulation

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:22:00 -0400

It has been obvious some time that the Pakistani Army has lost control over more than just the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the Swat Valley. The army has now been stripped of the main pillar of its credibility: It is no longer the only institution capable of holding the country together, despite that view being a longstanding axiom in Pakistani politics. Indeed, while some Pakistanis fret about a C.I.A., MI-6 and Afghan and Indian conspiracy to dismember Pakistan, the army’s colonial ways have done a perfectly good job on its own.