Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, passed a resolution asking European Union member states to recognize a Palestinian […]
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Why did a military superpower fail in Afghanistan?
By Arie Perliger | – The speed and efficiency with which Taliban forces were able to complete the occupation of most of Afghanistan, as well […]
Afghanistan is not the only place at risk of takeover by extremists: US has Dangerous Homegrown Radicals trying to Overthrow our Government
( Foreign Policy in Focus) – It’s as if a sudden natural disaster has just struck Afghanistan. The scenes from the capital Kabul reflect the […]
Taliban “Islam” versus the Islam of the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur’an
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – British academic Abdul-Azim Ahmed of Cardiff University, an expert on mosques in the UK, complained on Twitter that he was […]
Don’t use girls as justification for bombing Afghanistan, again
Dear British feminists, Western military intervention is never a good thing
Afghanistan only the latest US war to be driven by deceit and delusion
By Gordon Adams | – In Afghanistan, American hubris – the United States’ capacity for self-delusion and official lying – has struck once again, as […]
Debt and Disillusionment: Neoliberalism’s Unfair burden on this Generation of College Students
( Tomdispatch.com ) – For the last decade and a half, I’ve been teaching ethics to undergraduates. Now — admittedly, a little late to the […]
The Biden Doctrine and Afghanistan: Lean Counter-Terrorism and the end of Bloated Nation-Building
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden came out swinging on Monday in defense of his decision to get out of Afghanistan. The rapidity […]
Who’s Who In The Taliban: The Men Who Run The Extremist Group And How They Operate
By Ron Synovitz | – This piece from August 6, 2021, before they took over Afghanistan, is a very useful overview of Taliban leadership and […]
Afghanistan: At-Risk Civilians Need Evacuation, Protection: Governments Should Suspend Deportations, Forced Returns
Human Rights Watch) – (New York) – Afghans at heightened risk of persecution from advancing Taliban forces are in urgent need of evacuation and international […]
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