Thom Shanker

Afghanistan, CIA, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, NATO, Nobel Lecture, Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, self-defense, State Department Legal Adviser, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, U.N. Charter, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Military, use of force July 17, 2011

International Law and the Use of Force: Drones and Real Anarchy Unleashed Upon the World

Recently a number of articles have been published that are of particular interest with respect to the development and use of drones. See William Wan…

Afghanistan, Canada, elections, France, Germany, Hamid Karzai, International Law, Quetta Shura, Taliban, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United Kingdom, United States October 13, 2010

“The Magician” draws eyes away from the ball in Afghanistan–again!

Once again, on the eve of a major meeting of U.S. and NATO foreign and defense ministers on October 14, the “Magician” in his green…

Abdoulah, Abdullah, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, elections, Hamid Karzai, NATO, Pakistan, Pakistan military, Taliban, U.S. Military July 22, 2010

“The Magician” enthralls donors once again, in Kabul

Once again the Magician has waived his green cape and dazzled the international donors who are paying for the war they are waging in Afghanistan…

Abdoulah, Abdullah, Afghanistan, elections, Hamid Karzai, human rights, Taliban, U.S. Military July 14, 2010

General Petraeus, the Haqqani network, and moral clarity in Afghanistan

Updated To find our way in Afghanistan, we need to find our compass. Our moral compass. General David Petraeus, according to reports, is pushing for…