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Clear-Hold-Win Public 3 Feb 2007 | 04:39 am
I participated in an academic panel a couple of days ago regarding the Iraqi Study Group findings and the recent troop surge taking place. It became clearer to me by the end of the discussion that the...
Troop Surge 24 Jan 2007 | 08:32 am
This new troop surge (Bush's plan to put an additional 21,000 US troops into Iraq) is very interesting from an operational perspective. It really looks like the US is gearing up for a major offensive ...
Untitled 2 Dec 2006 | 12:42 pm
Okay, so I am not the most prolific blogger out here in cyberspace. That said, we are running Qala Jangi on CFR-TV this week and as I think back on the event, five years ago this week, I remember well...
The Inguri River Option 12 Oct 2006 | 01:58 am
Georgia would have a tough time retaking Abkhazia on its own for a couple of reasons. First, the widest part of the the disputed territory is at the current defacto border on the Inguri River. Any ser...
Georgia-Russia Spy Rift 4 Oct 2006 | 08:11 am
I spent a lot of time in Georgia nearly every year between 1993-2001 (things got a bit busy elsewhere post 9-11), and most of that time in the disputed separatist regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. ...
Untitled 26 Sep 2006 | 07:30 am
I appreciate the feedback we have been getting regarding CFR-TV. In fact, we took a beating from some of our regulars regarding Episode 6. Yes, I know it is boring, but not every episode can have as m...
Untitled 10 Aug 2006 | 11:11 am
We posted our first episode of CFR-TV this week and received a bit of feedback. One response in particular was entertaining. The viewer, and thanks for viewing by the way, said the film's content was ...
The Truth of History 18 Dec 2005 | 11:59 am
I was with Professor Eric Hyer a couple of weeks ago presenting our film Masses To Masses: An Artist in Mao's China at the Asia Society in New York City. It was an intellectually savvy crowd--these we...
Kabul to Kandahar 2 Dec 2005 | 04:48 am
My attempts to continue blogging from Afghanistan weren't very successful primarily because I was bouncing around and internet wasn't up in most places. I did take a road trip from Kabul to Kandahar. ...
Kabul Diary 19 Nov 2005 | 06:19 am
Internet is finally up again. I drove around Kabul most of the day today. There is a considerable amount of building and new business in the city compared to my last visit in March 2002. The neighbor...