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Bad News from Afghanistan
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- February 27, 2012
These days, statements issued by NATO and U.S. officials tend to portray an optimistic picture of the situation in Afghanistan, suggesting that the insurgency remains on the back foot, that the transition to Afghan lead (the process by which security responsibility for Afghanistan is gradually transitioned to Afghan leadership) is continuing, and that in the
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Is an Israeli Attack Inevitable?
- Analysis
- February 26, 2012
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, February 26, 2012 To listen to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his “best friends” Stephen Harper and John Baird, one would think that the Israeli government has made up its mind about attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities, and Canada has made up its mind to support it. After all, if
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Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran and the 2009 Election Scandal
- Analysis
- February 25, 2012
CIPS Policy Brief No. 14 (February 2012). By TRITA PARSI. Barack Obama’s presidency began with a diplomatic outreach to Iran. However, the space for diplomacy turned out to be limited, due in part to the effects of Iran’s fraudulent 2009 elections and related domestic pressures on Obama not to pursue negotiations. The Obama administration consequently
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Senegal: Warnings From a Model Democracy on the Brink
- Analysis
- February 24, 2012
Senegal, one of Africa’s most celebrated democracies, hovers on the brink of electoral chaos and political violence. At least six people have already been killed, and protests and demonstrations are continuing on a daily basis despite the violent crack-down of the riot police. The most pessimistic observers fear that Senegal might follow in the blood-soaked
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