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Conference eyes conflicts in Pakistan, Afghanistan

A common criticism of American foreign policy is that the American public itself is not well informed about the world. Foreign policy guru Zbigniew Brzezinski recently commented in Foreign … more

By Fred Hill | 3/18/10 | 17 views

How Sen. Mathias calmed the partisan passions

During his eulogy at the memorial service for Sen. Charles "Mac" Mathias of Maryland two weeks ago, Vice President Joseph Biden saluted the former liberal Republican senator as a mentor who didn't … more

By Fred Hill | 2/19/10 | 142 views

US should establish disaster relief corps

It is almost impossible to think of a silver lining in a calamity of the magnitude of the earthquake in Haiti. more

By Fred Hill | 1/21/10 | 287 views

Deciphering the thinkers behind Obama's words

President Barack Obama did not quote any books in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech last week. But he might well have mentioned one or two in particular. Several pundits heard the … more

By Fred Hill | 12/17/09 | 273 views

Repositioning military, civil affairs forces could help

Dividing Iraq into three separate entities, if not nations, emerged as an appealing option at the worst point of civil war in Iraq in 2006 and 2007. more

By Fred Hill | 11/19/09 | 428 views

Nobel offers time to assess, for now

Barack Obama’s winning of the Nobel Peace Prize is both deserved and not deserved. more

By Fred Hill | 10/15/09 | 787 views

Arms race to test Obama

If the nuclear arms race were to be measured on a 100-yard football field, the United States, Russia, China and all responsible nuclear powers are huddling on their own 25 yard line — with the clock ticking down as the last quarter of the “end-game” unfolds. more

By Fred Hill | 9/17/09 | 657 views

Walls of Persian homes, gardens under attack

If the Soviet empire crumbled quickly with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Islamic republic of Iran now faces the disintegration of a very different set of walls. more

By Fred Hill | 8/20/09 | 723 views

4 factors for calming Afghanistan’s ‘perfect storm’

The rugged terrain and tragic history of Afghanistan have generated a colorful range of analogies and aphorisms, many from the fateful “Great Game” played out between Britain and Russia in the … more

By Fred Hill | 7/16/09 | 1058 views

U.S. policy on Iran should not waver

Change in Washington will not meet change in Tehran after all — at least not yet. Hopes for a new and more open leadership in Iran were dashed by the victory of the hardliners in last … more

By Fred Hill | 6/18/09 | 1053 views