Thursday, November 2 06

Much confusion about Darfur conflict stems from failure to appreciate the complexity and number of different belligerent factions. Why is Ethiopia involved in the war to control Somalia? Thailand's army-backed regime is unveiling plans for dealings with southern insurgents. Iraq President Talabani throws out three years as his preferred timeline for the earliest U.S. troop withdrawal. November 2006 elections might be masking American society's nearly universal commitment to militarism. NATO leadership in Afghanistan supports foreign investment in Kandahar, but widespread crime and corruption in local governments stand in the way.