Marc Seltzer

Does the United States need a larger armed force?

The new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, "take, clear and hold," uses Afghan national troops to maintain security after offensive coaltiion operations because there are not sufficient coalition forces to do the job. Operations in Iraq in...

Security in Afghanistan

The U.S.-led coaltion has embarked on a new mission in Afghanistan. The mission is to improve security through a "Take, Clear and Hold" strategy. Coalition troops will take (and in many cases take back...

Taliban activity in Pakistan draws army response

A great democracy is under threat. Despite the war in neighboring Afghanistan, growing extremism in the Northwest border tribal areas and occasional terrorist attacks on politicians, hotels and police facilities in major Pakistani cities, modern Pakistan has not been...

Iran crisis may turn on the perceived legitimacy of the regime

Last week the dispute in Iran was about the Iranian presidential election results. This week the battle becomes one over the legitimacy of the regime. President Barack Obama read the situation correctly when said that, “The Iranian...

Images from the streets of Tehran

Incredible images of protest. CNN reported that the Mayor of Tehran estimated that the three million people participated in the largest of the demonstrations this week. The sounds and images from Moussavi's recent speech are remarkable although...

Iranian protesters -- Are they out of options?

Now that the Ayatollah Ali Khamenie has spoken out and warned the protesters not to continue to demonstrate against the election, is the contest over?The New York Times is reporting that Khamenie said Friday morning that the protesters would...

Ahmadinejad explains a lot - and nothing at all

It’s 1984 again – in Russia – again. In George Orwell’s famous dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, totalitarian government oppresses society through the misuse of language, rewriting of history and erosion of individual rights. ...

New United Nations sanctions for North Korea a test and a symbol

The June 2009 United Nations' sanctions on North Korea include the authorization to inspect shipments and intercept prohibited weapons materials. Sanctions are not new for North Korea, as the Bush administration tried unsuccessfully in 2006 to force the North...

Iranian election response requires calculation by Obama administration

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharif/3621903299/The initial results of the Iranian presidential election put incumbant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ahead in a 63% to 34% landslide. However, the apparent loser, Hussein Moussavi, who many favored to win, is claiming...

Obama administration developing a new approach to North Korea

From North Korea’s nuclear saber rattling to Pakistan’s internal war against Taliban insurgents, events in Asia have become the crucial focus of U.S. foreign policy today. In this regard, is President Barack Obama breaking...

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Does the United States need a larger armed force?

Security in Afghanistan

Taliban activity in Pakistan draws army response

Iran crisis may turn on the perceived legitimacy of the regime

Images from the streets of Tehran

Iranian protesters -- Are they out of options?

Ahmadinejad explains a lot - and nothing at all

New United Nations sanctions for North Korea a test and a symbol

Iranian election response requires calculation by Obama administration

Obama administration developing a new approach to North Korea

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