The Mark
There are no military solutions to Afghanistan’s complex problems of bad governance and severe underdevelopment.
In The News
The Lesson of Iraq
The Mark
One hundred years after “the war to end all wars,” diplomacy remains in the margins of international policy. Will Iraq help us see our error?
GD Selected as AFSA Book of the Month for August 2010
The American Foreign Service Association has chosen Guerrilla Diplomacy as its Book of the Month for August.
How To Stop An Insurgency
The Mark
NATO has only one realistic counterinsurgency option for Afghanistan: negotiating a political settlement.
Lawrence of Afghanistan
The Mark
NATO leaders could learn some useful lessons on counterinsurgency from T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia).
A Better Way to Do International Policy
The Mark
Why do governments still rely on costly and counter-productive military solutions in addressing global problems?
Globalization Nation
The Mark
Canada’s brand has less to do with the beauty of its nature than the nature of its people.
Waging Modern War
The Mark Radio
In the asymmetric conflicts which characterize the age of globalization, diplomats, not soldiers should be on the front lines (with Mercedes Stephenson, Barbara Falk and Donald Savoie).
Dark shadow over the Thai smile
Globe and Mail
In the era of globalization, underdevelopment breeds insecurity and shared identity no longer assures unity
Making Diplomacy a Counterinsurgency Weapon
Embassy
Can non-violent approaches to conflict resolution make a difference in addressing the complex challenges of counterinsurgency? Yes, but that contribution cannot be fully realized under present circumstances.
When Might is Not the Right Way
The Mark
The military can be used for peaceful purposes, but it isn’t designed for political and economic work.
Diplomats on the frontlines of counterinsurgency work
Embassy
As the erstwhile global village goes heteropolar, it is coming to resemble something akin to a patchwork of gated communities surrounded by seething seas of shantytowns.