Tag Archives: Hamid Karzai

The U.S.-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA)

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] The United States invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001 to topple the country’s Taliban-led government, capture Osama bin Laden, and destroy al-Qaeda.  The war has been America’s longest conflict and more than 2,000 American troops have been killed and … Continue reading →

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R&D: The U.S.-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA)

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the U.S.-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA). Gen John Allen & @MichaelEOHanlon explain why the U.S. should stay patient in dealing with Hamid Karzai: http://t.co/GXXmQpeWve — Brookings (@BrookingsInst) December … Continue reading →

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R&D: Experts Nervous About Egypt’s Move to Democracy, McCaskill Admits Back Taxses, and America’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East Has Complications

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 22nd: Egypt’s Referendum: Nervous Steps Forward from the Council on Foreign Relations Egyptian voters approved several constitutional amendments in a national referendum over the weekend and paved the way for free elections later this … Continue reading →

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R&D: Text of President Obama’s State of the Union & Paul Ryan’s Rebuttal and the U.S. Works to Secure Old Soviet Nuclear Sites

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 26th: Full text of the State of the Union speech Courtesy of the Miami Herald, here is the text of President Obama’s third State of the Union address last night. Text of Paul Ryan’s … Continue reading →

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R&D: Chinese Version of WikiLeaks is on the Horizon, the Rise of the Coffee Party, and the G20s Trade and Currency Failures

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 26th: Chinese whistleblower faces hard road from the Asia Times Is a Chinese version of WikiLeaks in the making?  If so, can it produce real change in China?  This article seeks to find the … Continue reading →

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R&D: Taliban in Talks with Afghan Government, The Impact of Prop. 19, and Intelligence Sharing in a Post-9/11 World

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 6th: Taliban in talks with Karzai government from the Washington Post Reports indicate that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is meeting with Taliban representatives to negotiate an end to the war in the country.  These … Continue reading →

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