Foreign Policy in Focus 03/29/2007 Conducted by Michael Shank Dennis Kucinich is a Democratic congressman from Ohio. He was one of only 14 Democrats to oppose the current Iraq supplemental bill, which sets a deadline for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The bill, the Iraq Accountability Act, did […]
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Rep. Ron Paul on War, Peace, and the News Media: An Interview with Congressman Paul (R-TX)
Foreign Policy in Focus 03/21/2007 Conducted by Michael Shank Congressman Ron Paul is a Republican from Texas. An obstetrician by profession, Paul is noted for never voting for legislation unless it is authorized by the U.S. Constitution. He is an advocate of limited government. He has also opposed U.S. military […]
Improving US and Arab World Relations: An Interview with Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser
International Herald Tribune/Daily Star Egypt 03/15/2007 Conducted by Michael Shank Michael Kaiser is the President of the John F. Kennedy Center and is the organizer of the 2007 Arab Arts Symposium scheduled for Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and the 2009 Arab Arts Festival scheduled for the Kennedy Center […]
Going Green
Foreign Policy in Focus 03/13/2007 By Michael Shank Elected officials far and near are doing it. The European Union is doing it. U.S. governors are doing it. Even U.S. mayors are doing it. France’s Jacques Chirac calls it “revolutionary,” and California’s Arnold Schwarzenegger says “the time to act is now.” […]
The Need for a Robust Security Strategy in Iraq
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE OPERATIONS Vol 2, No. 5, March-April 07 By Michael Shank The 43rd MÜNICH Conference on Security Policy, an annual February forum discussing security and foreign policy challenges in European and American relations, brought the latest chastisement of United States security policy, this time by the Germans. […]
Understanding Political Islam in Somalia
CONTEMPORARY ISLAM No. 11562, March 07 By Michael Shank Preface By the time this article is published, much will have transpired in recent months within Somalia. Between December 2006 and January 2007, the Ethiopian and United States governments invaded Somalia by land and air, respectively, ousting the ruling Union of […]
Rebuilding the House of Pashtunistan
The News International 02/03/2007 By Michael Shank “O Pathans! Your house has fallen into ruin. Arise and rebuild it, and remember to what race you belong,” uttered by one of Islam’s exemplary non-violent leaders. This quote is relevant now more than ever before, one-hundred years after Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan […]
Why the United States Should Dialogue With the Middle East: An Interview With US Representative Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD)
International Herald Tribune/Daily Star Egypt 01/25/2007 Conducted By Michael Shank United States Representative Wayne Gilchrest is a Republican Congressman serving the State of Maryland’s 1st District. Recently, Michael Shank, Policy Director for the 3D Security Initiative in Washington DC, interviewed US Congressman Gilchrest for THE DAILY STAR EGYPT. Shank: Is […]
Peak Oil and its Impact on the World: An Interview with U.S. Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)
International Herald Tribune/Daily Star Egypt 01/12/2007 Conducted by Michael Shank Now serving his eighth term in the United States House of Representatives, Roscoe G. Bartlett is one of three scientists in the US Congress. In the 109th Congress, Dr. Bartlett served as a senior member of the Science and Technology […]
The Future of Political Islam in Somalia
Foreign Policy in Focus 01/05/2007 By Michael Shank The United States, fearing a new Taliban had come to power in Somalia, recently did what many expected it would do: invade Somalia. Not directly though. In the final weeks of 2006, Ethiopian forces that were trained, financed, and outfitted by the […]