It has been very frustrating to watch the debate about Afghanistan in advance of President Obama’s speech. The numbers game – 5 000, 15 000, 30 000 – illuminates little except competing interests in the Washington beltway. It certainly does [...]
I have written an article for The Times ahead of President Obama’s visit to Britain: “The last time Barack Obama came to Britain, in April 2009, he was the most popular man in the world. Admittedly, the political competition was [...]
Council on Foreign Relations 29th April 2011 General Meeting: Afghanistan: Mending It, Not Just Ending It with the Rt. Hon. David Miliband Presider: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations Download Video Quicktime (250K)
Today I’m giving a lecture at MIT University on the war in Afghanistan, you can read the full transcript here and you can watch the lecture and Q&A here. I have also written two articles calling for a five point plan [...]
I have written an article in today’s Telegraph and for TIME online on the dangers of the militarisation of diplomacy in Afghanistan. You can read it below: Today in Washington DC there will be a commemoration of the life of [...]
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