Archive: Emerging Conflicts
The End of Intervention?
Albright frames the debate over future uses of American power.
By Phillip Carter | June 11, 2008; 07:45 PM ET | Comments (13)
Little Orphan AFRICOM
According to Sunday's Washington Post, the Pentagon's new Africa Command (AFRICOM) will begin operations on Oct. 1 with its headquarters thousands of miles from Africa and without a single forward headquarters on the continent. The key problem, it seems, is that the Africans don't really want an American combatant command:...
By Phillip Carter | June 2, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (15)
The Somalia Hangover
Food crisis violence breaks out in Somalia -- but the US can do nothing about it.
By Phillip Carter | May 5, 2008; 09:18 PM ET | Comments (10)
Zimbabwe, China and Us
Thoughts on an aborted arms shipment.
By Phillip Carter | April 23, 2008; 09:41 AM ET | Comments (8)
From Hunger to Violence
The world needs to pledge more for food aid.
By Phillip Carter | April 23, 2008; 08:57 AM ET | Comments (1)
Water Wars
Competition over water in Australia offers a preview of conflict to come.
By Phillip Carter | April 17, 2008; 07:20 PM ET | Comments (11)
