Though the deepening economic crisis is certainly enough to fulfill most citizens’ worry quota for the year (if not longer), President Obama’s impotent flailing about on the economy shouldn’t be Americans’ only reason to be concerned about their president, a relatively young ...

NY Times: After a six-month campaign, the Pakistani military is claiming victory over the Taliban in Bajaur, a northern sliver of the tribal areas, saying the militants have suffered heavy losses and have been pushed over the border into Afghanistan. As evidence, the military this month showed off t...

PCB chairman has adopted defiant stance against widespread assumption that there will be no cricket in his country after Lahore attacks....

Israeli media is marking today by taking a hard look at the challenges that Israel women still face on the path to full equality: Statistical reports published to coincide with International Women's Day Sunday reveal that in some aspects, the situation of women in the country has worsened. Weeks aft...

NY Times: HERE is a proposition that is bound to cut deep into the national psyche: Should the United States seek to negotiate with some of the same people who gave sanctuary to Osama bin Laden prior to the Sept. 11 attacks? President Obama is sending an additional 17,000 American troops to Afghanis...

Here's a follow-up on this post on Imran Khan, the moderate muslim and notorious playboy, intent to  bring lasting peace to Swat by urging the government to institute sharia. His most significant political work has been to protest against ruling politicians such as Pervez Musharraf and Asi...

But not so much for Pakistan, or the Pakistani government, or anybody forced to live under the harsh rule of Taliban militant Mauluna Fazlullah's version of the Sharia law: The Taliban and the Pakistani Army signed a truce last month in Swat, the once popular tourist area just an hour north of the c...

Recently, I’ve been groping for the precise word to characterize the zeitgeist of this (unfortunately) historic moment—a word I finally found during a visit last week to central Mexico. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries March 5, 2009 GM Is Europe’s Headache, Too March 5, 2009 Jon...

NY Times: The Taliban and the Pakistani Army signed a truce last month in Swat, the once popular tourist area just an hour north of the capital. But far from establishing peace, the pact seems to have allowed the Taliban free rein to expand their harsh religious rule. Just days after the truce was s...

Max Boot: I have just returned from Afghanistan shocked by the depth of the disconnect between reality and reporting. The coalition officers that I spoke with expressed confidence that with the U.S. reinforcements now flowing into the country, they will be able to score victories against insurgents ...