Worldfocus editorial consultant Peter Eisner considers the signficance of the three-way meeting between President Obama and the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, arguing that Obama needs to do something convincing and new in the troubled region.
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Analysis
Analysis
May 6, 2009
For Afghanistan’s Karzai, era of U.S. hand-holding is over
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was set for a three-way meeting with his Pakistani and American counterparts on Wednesday, to discuss how to combat the growing threat of the Taliban. Worldfocus editorial consultant Peter Eisner writes about Karzai’s changing relationship with the U.S. under the Obama administration.
Analysis
March 19, 2009
Afghanistan may be a quagmire worse than Iraq, Vietnam
As the Obama administration weighs a major expansion of Afghan security forces, Worldfocus editorial consultant Peter Eisner, the former deputy foreign editor of the Washington Post, writes about reviewing the U.S. war strategy in Iraq before determining new strategy in Afghanistan.
Video
February 9, 2009
Iranian president’s popularity wanes as challenger emerges
Geneive Abdo of the Century Foundation discusses Mohammed Khatami, the moderate reform candidate who will challenge Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the future of Iran-U.S. relations.
Perspectives
October 30, 2008
Saudis slant Republican in U.S. election
A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about Saudis' perceptions of the impending U.S. election and challenges that the next administration will face in Saudi Arabia.
