Ending the US Empire of War, Corruption and Poverty
The US can either continue with its fruitless attempt to control others through militarism and coercion, or it can use this opportunity to rethink its place in the world.
The US can either continue with its fruitless attempt to control others through militarism and coercion, or it can use this opportunity to rethink its place in the world.
The valuable lesson President Joe Biden is teaching future allies by allowing Afghans to fall from the wings of departing jets is that the US will not defend you.
The US must not keep bombing and killing civilians to provide cover for the Afghan government to avoid difficult but necessary compromises at the negotiating table.
If Hazaras are to remain in Afghanistan, a political solution is required.
Withdrawing several thousand US troops from Afghanistan is just the tip of the iceberg.
Could US leaders finally be opening a door to the "rules-based world" of the UN and international law, which they claim to uphold but in practice routinely ignore and violate?
The proxy nature of the Afghan conflict makes the quest for a lasting peace agreement difficult.
November’s election should settle the question of how long the US will remain as the occupying force in Afghanistan.
For any peace deal to work in Afghanistan, certain conditions need to be addressed. A failure to do so would cause a ripple effect globally.
Numerous sticking points remain that could easily derail the Afghan peace talks.
The New York Times once again reveals its persistent moral ambiguity about what’s right or wrong in Afghanistan.
The Qatar peace talks done wrong could risk nullifying progress made in Afghanistan over the past 18 years and set a dangerous international precedent, challenging the norm of state sovereignty’s inviolability.
