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The Counterinsurgency Debate: A Tale of Two Countries

Colin Thomas-Jensen | Posted 09.28.2009 | World

Read More: War Crimes, Human Rights, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eastern Congo, Afghanistan, Genocide, United Nations, Africa, Peacekeeping, Congo, Counterinsurgency, World News
Colin Thomas-Jensen

The sad truth is that a much-needed debate over what an effective counterinsurgency strategy would look like in eastern Congo -- similar to what is going on regarding Afghanistan -- is virtually non-existent.

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President's Corner: President Bush Could Repeat His Father's Mistake in Somalia

Ken Bacon | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pirates, Peacekeeping, Somalia, United Nations, Politics News
Ken Bacon

At the end of his presidency in 1992 President George H.W. Bush deployed U.S. troops to Somalia as part of a United Nations operation that ended in di...

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Defense Budget '09: Still Fighting the Soviets, or Preventing Genocide?

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Left, US Military, Department of Defense, National Security, Somali Pirates, Genocide, Progressives, Mumbai, Obama National Security, Defense Spending, Peacekeeping, Cold War, Pentagon, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Obama Defense Spending, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

We have to do something about our current situation. We're spending more and more on defense and purchasing less and less security for it.

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No Armed Interventions in Zimbabwe

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Security First, Zimbabwe, United Nations, 2008 Presidential Race, Global Triage, Peacekeeping, Morality and Foreign Policy, Darfur, Sudan, Humanitarian Intervention, Genocide, Mugabe, Zimbabwe Violence, Zimbabwe Elections, Robert Mugabe, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

The opposition to the government of Mugabe just called for the African nations to send peacekeepers to Zimbabwe. Given that there is no peace there, the troops are in effect called to impose one.

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No More Negotiations

Adam Elkus | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lord's Resistance Army, Uganda, Peacekeeping, Joseph Kony, Africa, War Crimes, United Nations, Politics News
Adam Elkus

Uganda hasn't attracted the attention of any celebrities, but the cult-like Lord's Resistance Army has raped, mutilated, and killed thousands of the nation's citizens.

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