Zalmay Khalilzad

Zalmay Khalilzad, Former US Envoy, May Take Key Role In Afghan Government

nytimes.com | HELENE COOPER | Posted 06.19.2009 | World


Zalmay Khalilzad, who was President George W. Bush's ambassador to Afghanistan, could assume a powerful, unelected position inside the Afghan governme...

Diplo-Blogosphere: Ranking the French, Germans and Brits

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.16.2009 | World


Steve Clemons

How are the embassies dealing with new media, and using or ignoring the tools that online video and blogging can provide?

Crisis Looms Over Afghan Election

GlobalPost.com | Jean MacKenzie | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


KABUL -- Hamid Karzai's days as president of Afghanistan appear to be numbered. But his behavior would indicate that somebody forgot to tell the man...

Obama's Team Stumbling Into Afghanistan Trap

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Throwing more troops into the mess in Afghanistan is the kind of mistake that the previous administration would make. Obama needs to show that he has learned something of those mistakes.

Obama's Team Needs to Drop Phobia Towards Arab-Americans and Muslims

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

America needs Arab-Americans and Muslim-Americans in positions of responsibility in our government -- and not just dealing with Arab-American and Muslim issues.

Wrong...Wrong...Wrong: Obama Lets Muslim Advisor Resign

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Obama should convince the American public that he's not setting up a zero sum game between Muslims on one side and Christians and Jews on the other.

Fault Lines Emanating From Zimbabwe

Joe Lauria | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics


Joe Lauria

The vetoed sanctions resolution against Zimbabwe at the Security Council has exposed international tensions that divide the West from Africa, Russia from the West and the US from South Africa.