Empire classic or empire lite?

Obama foreign policy does not question basic assumptions of the past

US prepares for "continuity of government"

Bruce Fein: Army to deal with potential domestic "civil unrest and crowd control"

Iraq: from SOFA to resistance

Michael Schwartz examines the Sadrists' reaction to the US-Iraq security pact Pt 3 of 3

US-Iraq: The big picture is a neo-con failure

Michael Schwartz examines what's left of neo-con master-plan and what is Obama's vision Pt. 2 of 3

US-Iraq: What's the deal?

Michael Schwartz deconstructs the US-Iraq security pact

It's time to deal with Taliban

Tariq Amin-Khan: Taliban is now a social-political force and must be approached as such Pt 2/2

World in recession

OECD: Developed countries are facing prolonged economic trouble

The war without an objective

Eric Margolis: Obama's only option is to make an agreement with Taliban and withdraw from Afghanistan

Obama's vision for Pakistan

Tariq Amin-Khan: Plan espoused by Obama's top Pakistan adviser is ill-advised

More Iraqi demands on security deal

Even though Bush administration continues to meet demands, Iraq reluctant to approve troop agreement

Obama's foreign policy challenge

Eric Margolis: Bush admin has left Obama an international 'mess', with Russia at the top of the list

Obama and global security

Obama has echoed a hard line against Iran; will his actual policy be a break with Bush? J. Schell Pt 2/2