We should place a high priority on improving our ability in crisis situations to work effectively with peacekeeping forces.
American foreign policy is never stronger than when it is bipartisan.
The threats to U.S. national security in the region are both real and profound, but they are also largely indirect.
The U.S. Congress has taken an important step forward this week, as Senator Kerry has pointed out, by passing the Enhanced Partnership with ...
I believe it is possible to develop a strong consensus on the way forward.
the Russians were actually promoting the rights of women and secondary education during their occupation, albeit, as you say, in a rather br...
the justification for the so-called just war was to overthrow the Taliban, which was in effect made up of Pashtuns who were harboring al-Qae...
I think it's important to initiate an Afghan political process as quickly as possible aimed at national reconciliation.
I think President Karzai would understand that he's got a new chance now, if he's got 50 percent plus one vote, to become a statesman or to ...
It is clear that one of the most important goals of an enlarged American commitment to Afghanistan would be the preservation and potential e...
the real debate should be what is the political strategy because counterinsurgency cannot succeed at any time, unless it has a legitimate po...
Many Afghans, particularly the Pashtuns, will look at the government as completely corrupt.
Thank you all for discussing it this morning.
Violence and sexual abuse during conflicts, in post-conflict situations, and in refugee camps are a particular concern.
One of the biggest obstacles hampering development throughout the world is violence against women.
Thank you, Chairman Webb, for holding this hearing to review U.S. policy toward Burma.
this begs then my second question and that is, perhaps you do not have control of this now or oversight.
Thank you. Thank you.
