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What Does Obama Own?

Lee on Aug 16 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web

Is there an issue equivalent to McCain’s strength in certain foreign policy areas, where Obama can be said to dominate the debate? A worried group of Democratic leaders have concluded that there isn’t, and Obama’s appeal is a kind of a general-studies phenomenon in need of greater authority on specific issues. That’s trouble, as money [...]

When There’s Nothing Left to Burn You Have to Set Yourself on Fire

Joshua Foust on Aug 11 2008 | Filed under: Foreign affairs

Sorry for my absenteeism on this, guys, but I’ve barely had the time to write on Registan.net about the war in Georgia (seriously, go there for some really in-depth discussions about what is going on), and have simply neglected copying posts over here. I’m sorry. Since I don’t have the time to follow the play-by-play [...]

Counterintuiting the FATA

Joshua Foust on Jul 10 2008 | Filed under: Foreign affairs, Josh's Page, Media, regulation

Posted first at Registan.net, the web’s best source of news and analysis of Central Asia and the Caucasus.
My friend Jeb Koogler and I co-wrote an op-ed in Thursday’s Christian Science Monitor, titled, “Myths in Al Qaeda’s ‘home’.” This matters tremendously as we ponder what to do (if anything) about the latest round of peace talks. [...]

Of “Battle Fatigue” and National Caveats

Joshua Foust on May 21 2008 | Filed under: Foreign affairs, Military Matters, Notes on the war

Posted first to Registan.net, your one-stop shop for all things Central Asia, this is a tangent to a really excellent theme I’ve been tracking the past few weeks—the flow of press releases masquerading as journalism from Afghanistan to our largest publications. Check it out if you like this.
It appears NATO is feeling “battle fatigue” after [...]

Restructure State to Save It

Joshua Foust on Apr 30 2008 | Filed under: Developmental economics, Foreign affairs

Cross-posted from Registan.net, your one-stop shop for news and analysis of going on in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Thirteen months ago, I noted the problems caused by the U.S. State Department having dramatically different divisions than the military COCOMs.
The DoD considers Pakistan part of the Central Command, or CENTCOM (which includes the Middle East [...]