Afghanistan’s Anti-Taliban Vigilantes: Blessing or Curse?
Given the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan, local residents in different parts of the country have – in the absence of sufficient government action against the insurgents – taken up arms to defend themselves. While in some provinces such vigilantes are accused of abuse and harassment, an exa…
Who Will Run the U.N.?
There’s an election on, and the top candidates include a Vladimir Putin favorite and a lifelong socialist who mismanaged a global humanitarian organization. We speak of the race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. That was the state of play when the U.N.’s Security Council…