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Every gun that is made, every warship launched,every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense,a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed. Thisworld in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of...
The American appeal to the world has long been based on its core concept of the worth of the individual. America's rights and freedoms shone brightly and were reinforced at the entrance to New York harbor by the iconic statue of Liberty Enlightening the World...
Afghanistan is about to blossom into a vibrant, modern nation; unfortunately the ongoing turmoil and the relentlessly negative media coverage obscure this underlying dynamic. A new Afghanistan is unfolding unseen before our very eyes. USAID's recent report, Partnership, Progress, Perseverance, provides an overview of the...
Afghanistan is clearly in a crisis. The military drawdown has everyone uncertain of the future and reluctant to invest in it.....
Democratic sclerosis refers to the tendency of democratic systems to become increasingly encrusted with legacy provisions which inhibit responsiveness to the general welfare and make it increasingly difficult for the government to perform routine tasks. National security is managed at the highest level by the...
The military drawddown now in progress is both inevitable and necessary. The costs in blood and resources are simply unsustainable, while it is widely recognized that no military solution is plausible....
Crisis = Danger + Opportunity - Chinese ideographs Afghanistan is on the verge of blossoming into a modern nation. It is also on the verge of collapsing back into chaos. It is at a tipping point and can move in either direction. There is...
Afghanistan is on the verge of blossoming into a modern nation and sweeping the Taliban aside, though almost no one believes this. The central question is, can economic development tip Afghanistan toward growth and away from anarchy? Positive models are Germany and Japan, both crushed...
Ed Corcoran Monthly Archives
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- Council on Foreign Relations
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- Arthur G. Martirosyan
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- Charles P. Vick
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- Charles Wolf, Jr.
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