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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
On a recent weeklong visit to Afghanistan sponsored by the U.S. military, Michael O'Hanlon met with Afghan and U.S. officials whose assessments partially countered the current general outlook on the country's status and future. O'Hanlon's visit left him with guarded optimism about U.S. prospects for creating a safe and stable Afghanistan.
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
On a recent weeklong visit to Afghanistan sponsored by the U.S. military, Michael O'Hanlon met with Afghan and U.S. officials whose assessments partially countered the current general outlook on the country's status and future. O'Hanlon's visit left him with guarded optimism about U.S. prospects for creating a safe and stable Afghanistan.
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Lost in the ongoing Afghanistan debate is a promising effort to foster reform in building the Afghan police force, writes Michael O'Hanlon. Just back from a trip to the country, O'Hanlon notes several areas in which new efforts are encouraging and draws on lessons learned from reforms that occurred coincident with the 2007 surge in Iraq.
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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon discusses Abdullah Abdullah's withdrawal from Afghanistan's presidential election runoff that was scheduled for November 7. O'Hanlon argues that while Afghan President Karzai can now be viewed as legitimate, although tainted, he is hardly out of the woods.
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Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Congressional leaders and the Obama administration discussing "intermediate options" in Afghanistan, but could such an approach prove successful? Michael O’Hanlon and Stephen Solarz offer insight into what middle-ground steps General Stanley McChrystal is already taking and explain how an active U.S.-Afghan partnership is essential to providing security, safety and success in Afghanistan.
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Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon joined Bob Shieffer, and guests on Face the Nation, to discuss the current and future U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. O'Hanlon focused on the growth of the Taliban as grounds to back additional troop increases for the counterinsurgency mission and argued the counterterrorism strategy advocated by some has already been tried and did not work.
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Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Iraq remains between peace and war while the situation in Afghanistan still appears to be deteriorating, and Pakistan is doing better than Afghanistan but more progress is needed. Jason Campbell, Michael O'Hanlon and Jeremy Shapiro examine leading metrics from all three countries to assess how well the counterinsurgency and stabilization operations are faring.
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Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has come under fire for making public comments about the war. Michael O'Hanlon writes that while McChrystal was indeed too blunt, the criticism goes too far because McChrystal critiqued an option – scaling back to a counterterrorism mission – directly at odds with the current policy.
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Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon says an apparent gap has emerged between the military leadership in Afghanistan and President Obama's advisers who have growing doubts about the mission there. Though additional troops may be needed, O'Hanlon believes it is it is sensible to tie a commitment of more resources to the Afghanistan government doing more and addressing corruption within their country.
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Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Correctly sizing the military force and tracking results on the ground are key to success in counterinsurgency and stabilization missions, write Jason Campbell, Michael O'Hanlon, and Jeremy Shapiro. To determine how the U.S. strategy is working, they assess a range of indicators to measure progress in Afghanistan and relate them to lessons learned from the conflict in Iraq.
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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As questions about future military deployments to Afghanistan grow more numerous, Michael O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel dissect the argument that the United States can again narrow the mission to only address counterterrorism. O'Hanlon and Riedel conclude the correct path remains the one outlined by President Obama in March, even though it may require more time and resources.
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Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Jane Harman write that the Afghanistan metrics delivered to Congress last week sorely understate the issue of government corruption. They conclude success in Afghanistan hinges on success of an anti-corruption effort and offer suggestions for both internal and external actors to address the problem.
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Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As support for the war in Afghanistan continues to fall, Michael O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel examine the positive aspects of the mission there. They argue that state building is an inherently slow process while concluding the largely pro-American Afghan people want to succeed and noting police and military forces are becoming more able.
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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Following the important August 20 elections in Afghanistan, Michael O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel write that this is likely the final fresh start for the U.S. and NATO. With support for the war falling at home and abroad, they explore how progress should be quantified in Afghanistan and urge patience regarding the mission there.
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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:11:16 GMT
Michael O’Hanlon says that conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq presented Obama with a situation that none of his five predecessors had to contend with in their early months in the White House.
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Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon says that Iraq is going well on the whole, but there could be trouble brewing between the Iraqi army and Kurdish peshmerga over land interests. To address the situation, O'Hanlon recommends a U.S. envoy to Iraq be named, Kirkuk to be supervised internationally and negotiations of new "green lines" for the Kurdistan border.
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Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
For all its virtues, the new plan in Afghanistan may still lowball requirements for the mission to succeed, writes Michael O'Hanlon. He believes that, at the very least, the Obama administration should leave the option of upping the troop commitment on the table should the need arise.
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Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Though there are parallels between Iraq and Afghanistan, says Michael O’Hanlon, Afghanistan’s history of war makes the Afghan people realistic in their expectations about the future—and grateful for even modest progress.
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
While many of the military objectives have been determined in Afghanistan, Michael O'Hanlon believes there are many crucial decisions ahead regarding economic matters. O'Hanlon explores options ranging from increased foreign aid to developing free-trade agreements, and he offers suggestions for the challenges ahead.
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon evaluates the situation on the ground in Iraq as troops fully withdraw from cities and urban centers. He concludes that through violence may continue to spike in the short-term, it is unlikely to return to pre-surge levels and he also notes U.S. troops will still be available to play security roles when called upon.
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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The American troop buildup is proceeding in Afghanistan while Iraq—despite several recent attacks—continues to slowly progress on many fronts. Jason Campbell, Michael O'Hanlon and Jeremy Shapiro examine leading metrics from both conflicts to assess how well the counterinsurgency operations are going.
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Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon reacts to the announcement by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that General David McKiernan is being relieved of command in Afghanistan. O'Hanlon believes McKiernan can leave Kabul knowing he improved the dynamics on the ground during his tenure and that the region is far better off now than when he took over.
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Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Ömer Taşpınar write that the Obama administration's plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan is generally strong, but it also requires improvement. Most importantly, O'Hanlon and Taşpınar believe command arrangements need to be strengthened, based on the three-person Iraq model and broadened to include a foreign leader like Turkey's foreign minister Hikmet Cetin.
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Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
While Michael O'Hanlon generally supports the new Afghanistan strategy set forth by the Obama administration, he feels it can still be improved and offers suggestions to do so.
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Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama has recently stated that any new approach in Afghanistan will require an exit strategy from the get-go. Michael O'Hanlon believes the U.S. can have both a success strategy and an exit strategy at once, writing that we must work with our NATO allies and plan on handing over responsibility to U.S.-trained Afghan security forces slowly over the course of several years.
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Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The United States is committed to Afghanistan and over the course of 2009 will roughly double its troop strength there. Michael O'Hanlon analyzes the prospects for further development of the security sector and what will need to be accomplished for political reconciliation in Afghanistan.
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Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As President Obama looks to reduce the number of troops in Iraq, the situation in Afghanistan is increasingly cloudy. Jason Campbell, Michael O'Hanlon and Jeremy Shapiro examine leading indicators of progress—or lack thereof—in both countries.
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Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
By 2010, the Afghanistan conflict will have become the longest war in American history. Michael O'Hanlon defends President Obama's proposed plan for roughly doubling U.S. combat forces in Afghanistan and argues that the strategic stakes in Afghanistan are high, given Al Qaeda's presence in the country. But, says O'Hanlon, the prospects for stability are reasonably good.
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Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:22:09 GMT
As the nation marks the sixth year of the U.S. invasion in Iraq, Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon says it will take years to stabilize the country and the region. O'Hanlon adds that President Obama’s plans for peace in Iraq are smart and measured.
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Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Barack Obama has announced plans to withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August 2010, while leaving between 35,000 to 50,000 troops through the end of 2011. Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack, who recently returned from Iraq, note the country continues to make tremendous strides even if the war is not over. O'Hanlon and Pollack point to numerous challenges that could strain the situation and worsen conditions, but they argue this could be a final crucial test of our mission to stabilize Iraq enough for U.S. troop withdrawals.
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Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Raid Juhi Hamadi al Saedi, the judge who presided over Saddam Hussein's trial, write that Iraq's recent progress is fragile and several major unresolved issues could threaten the country's future stability. Nothing is more fundamental, they argue, than the effort to help more than 4 million individuals displaced by violence to return home safely without igniting another round of sectarian killing and cleansing as they do so.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
What happens when the world's best counterinsurgency force meets a witch's brew of terrorists, multiple insurgencies and hardened narco-traffickers deep in the interior of Eurasia? In Afghanistan in 2009, Michael O'Hanlon says we are about to find out, with huge consequences for that country and the region, as well as American security.
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Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Jason Campbell write that Iraq has settled into a kind of violent semi-peace but, for all the progress in Iraqi politics—including approving the status of forces agreement with the United States that takes effect on Jan. 1—there are still big challenges: agreements on oil sharing among all sectarian groups and provinces; determining Kirkuk's future status and other places contested by Kurds and Arabs; and the resettlement of four million people.
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Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Stephen Biddle, Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack analyze the current situation in Iraq and the evolving Iraq strategy. They lay out a "conditions based" approach to reduce American forces in Iraq and argue that most combat forces can leave by 2011.
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Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon analyzes the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. He argues that the basic principles of counterinsurgency are similar enough in both places that some of the lessons learned in securing Iraq should be used in Afghanistan.
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Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The war in Afghanistan is not going well, but that does not mean the U.S. should give up. Michael O'Hanlon argues it is imperative that the U.S. help the Afghanistan government recruit, vet, train, and equip 300,000 to 400,000 new Afghan troops.
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Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon argues the success of the surge in Iraq depends on our ability to maintain the gains made thus far. However, the unwillingness of Iraqi leaders to accept a new Status of Forces Agreement jeopardizes hard-fought security improvements and endangers prospects of political reconciliation.
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Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Ann Gildroy believe an exit strategy from Iraq should incorporate the thinking of both presidential candidates. They argue the next president will need to keep pressure on the Iraqis to make compromises, but also that U.S. strategy requires patience and resolve as well as a stabilizing troop presence in the near term.
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Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
With renewed international focus on Afghanistan, Michael O'Hanlon and Andrew Shearer assess the continually worsening situation in the country. O'Hanlon and Shearer believe there is no "silver bullet" strategy for Afghanistan, but they contend that progress can best be accomplished by focusing on four main fronts for positive developments.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Iraq has improved dramatically across almost all fronts in the last year, but largely still unaddressed is the plight of those displaced by violence. Current estimates say that more than 2 million Iraqis are refugees abroad and almost 2.8 million are displaced internally. Elizbeth Ferris and Michael O'Hanlon say that people who think that Iraq is nearly stable need to remember that the return of these 4.8 million people carries huge risks for that stability.
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Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings experts Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack, writing with Stephen Biddle of the Council on Foreign Relations, argue that the situation in Iraq is improving. They believe that with the right strategy, the United States will eventually be able to draw down troops in the country without sacrificing stability.
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Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings experts Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack, writing with Stephen Biddle of the Council on Foreign Relations, note that while security in Iraq is much is improved, a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops at this time would be unwise. The authors argue that in order to maintain the advances in stability and security achieved over two years, a continued U.S. combat force presence is still required.
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Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Jason Campbell write that Iraq remains a violent country plagued by many problems, but they also see continuing signs of progress. Of major note, they believe, is Iraq's government control of almost the entire country and the Iraqi security forces performing better than expected in several key battles.
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Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Jason Campbell assess where the United States is and where it is headed regarding the war in Iraq. They note that while problems remain, many important trends are moving in the right direction.
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Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
After returning from a fact-finding mission, Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack joined CNN’s Fareed Zakaria to discuss recent developments in Iraq. O'Hanlon and Pollack assessed progress made by the Iraqi government and security forces, and noted the weakened state of insurgent groups throughout the country. Both experts argued that planned U.S. troop drawdowns would undermine the current relative stability within Iraq.
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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Ann Gildroy believe that "after a 75 percent reduction in the rate of violence ... and significant accomplishments by Iraqi leaders ... there is a reasonable prospect of achieving a sustainable stability there within the next few years."
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Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The troop surge in Iraq is nearing an end, and Gen. David Petraeus is scheduled to testify before Congress on the current state of Iraq. Michael O'Hanlon argues that the discussion should not center around total troop numbers this fall, or a pause in continued reductions following the surge, but on "how the next president should determine the pace at which reductions will happen over the next few years."
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Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon suggests that those who have opposed the war in Iraq should reexamine their interests in seeing an immediate withdrawal based on the current reality on the ground. Though problems do continue to exist, he argues that progress over the last 12 months is real and encouraging.
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Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Jason Campbell note that Iraq's security turnaround has continued through the winter. The question, they say, for 2008 is whether Iraqi security forces can preserve and build on this improvement as they increasingly bear more of the responsibility as the number of American troops declines.
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Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Compiled by Brookings Institution experts, this chart is part of a series of issue indices being published during the 2008 Presidential election cycle. In this index, candidates' views on the Iraq War are presented.
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Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon and Omer Taspinar believe Iraq's Kurds face crucial choices. They can attain a remarkable future by compromising, forming regional partnerships and strengthening their bond with the United States. Or they can continue to pursue their own agenda that may ultimately destabilize the broader region.
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Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon discusses the most recent gains in Iraq and the overall increase in progress being made on both the political and military sides in the country.
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Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Iraq has made progress on the security front but until recently progress has been lacking on the political front. Michael O'Hanlon, Frederick Kagan and Jack Keane point to recent successes in both areas and the need to continue a stepped up U.S. prescence to ensure that Iraq continues heading in the right direction.
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Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon offers ideas for Sen. Barack Obama regarding the Iraq war. He suggests that Sen. Obama needs to address "whether his Iraq views truly reflect the non-ideological, nonpartisan wisdom of the American people that he seeks to lead."
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Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As Iraq's security situation continues to improve, Michael O'Hanlon discusses the economic aspects of improvement in the country. While gains have been made on inflation, oil revenue and electricity production, among other areas, O'Hanlon states that we must work towards a better understanding of data to quantify progress on the economic front as well as work with international partners to better the situation on the ground.
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Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT
As 2007 comes to close, how should we understand the situation in Iraq? Are we witnessing the greatest American military comeback late in a war since Sherman’s march to the sea in 1864? Or is Iraq still a weakly governed and very violent place where sectarian reconciliation is starkly absent?
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Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Stating that Democrats should continue their pressure for positive results in Iraq, Michael O’Hanlon notes that the call by some for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops is not the best policy approach. O'Hanlon argues that a slow and steady troop withdrawal is the most certain means of achieving “a realistic chance, not of victory, but of….sustainable stability."
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Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon addresses the fallacies of Iraq's economy. He argues that the current economy is inefficient in helping reconstruction efforts and must be reconfigured to create more jobs, better infrastructure and less corruption.
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Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon discusses key statistics and reconstruction efforts regarding the war in Iraq.
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Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O’Hanlon argues that despite the military success of the surge in Iraq, the lack of political reconciliation continues to dampen any hopes for real and sustainable progress.
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Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O’Hanlon discusses war data discrepancies between General Petraeus and the Pentagon. He concludes that there have been “clear and significant reductions in Iraqi civilian fatalities in 2007."
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Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon
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Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Times (9/5/07)
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Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Jason H. Campbell and Michael E. O'Hanlon, New York Times (9/4/07)
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Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Post (8/25/07)
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Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Following a recent trip to Iraq, Brookings scholars Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack argue that the U.S. is making progress there. "The most important thing Americans need to understand: We are finally getting somewhere in Iraq, at least in military terms," they note.
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon and Kenneth M. Pollack (7/30/07)
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Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT
With President George W. Bush’s surge strategy fully implemented, several major offensives are now underway to root out insurgents and improve security conditions. Michael O'Hanlon and Edward Joseph conclude that the only hope for stabilizing Iraq may be a soft partition into Kurdish, Shiite, and Sunni regions.
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Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Times (5/11/07)
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Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Times (4/24/07)
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Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Politico (4/10/07)
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Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Times (3/29/07)
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Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Interview with Michael E. O'Hanlon (3/19/07)
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Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Jason H. Campbell and Michael E. O'Hanlon, The New York Times (3/18/07)
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Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Wall Street Journal (3/1/07)
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Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Times (2/24/07)
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Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Post (1/14/07)
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Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Michael E. O'Hanlon before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1/10/07)
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Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon and Edward P. Joseph, The Washington Times (1/8/07)
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Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Ultimately, successful international coordination on climate change will depend on the extent of domestic support, and domestic support, in turn, will depend on the existence of a broad security-environment coalition.
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Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Nina Kamp and Michael E. O'Hanlon, The New York Times (12/20/06)
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Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Times (12/8/06)
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Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Nina Kamp and Michael E. O'Hanlon, The New York Times (10/1/06)
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Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Interview with Michael E. O'Hanlon, Policy Council (9/8/06)
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Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Michael E. O'Hanlon and Nina Kamp, The Washington Quarterly (Autumn 2006)
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Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, Los Angeles Times (8/27/06)
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Sun, 13 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. Ohanlon and Stephen J. Solarz, The Washington Post (8/13/06)
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Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Book Review by Michael E. O'Hanlon, Slate (7/28/06)
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Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon and Carlos Pascual, The Baltimore Sun (7/2/06)
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Sun, 18 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The San Diego Union-Tribune (6/18/06)
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Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon and Nina Kamp, The New York Times (6/16/06)
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Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Interview with Michael E. O'Hanlon, NPR (6/15/06)
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Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
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Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Times (4/11/06)
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Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Post (3/27/06)
Administration officials have been right in recent weeks to argue that there is no large-scale civil war underway in Iraq. As long as the Iraqi political leadership remains generally united in trying to calm the situation, and as long as sectarian violence remains more sporadic than strategic (with no systematic ethnic cleansing, for example), true civil war remains a threat rather than a reality. But as President Bush himself recognized in his March 13 speech on Iraq, whoever attacked the Golden Mosque in Samarra on Feb. 22 was trying to spark a civil war. Yesterday's gruesome events, including the discovery of 30 beheaded bodies near Baqubah, heavy fighting in parts of Baghdad and the firing of fatal mortar rounds at Moqtada al-Sadr's compound in Najaf, suggest that such attempts will likely continue.
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Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon and Adriana Lins de Albuquerque, Baltimore Sun (10/13/04)
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Sun, 07 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Interview with Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, July 7, 2002
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Fri, 14 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Roberta Cohen and Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellows, the Brookings Institution, in The Baltimore Sun, June 14, 2002
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Mon, 08 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT
Recent reports suggest that the Pentagon is considering how to deliver humanitarian relief to the suffering Afghan people as an integral and early part of any U.S. military intervention against Osama bin Laden and the Taliban government. That is absolutely the right instinct.