The Afghanistan Withdrawal: Update

Posted by DavidDay on Jan 17, 2014 in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Counter-Terrorism, Iran, Middle East, Military, Our Media, Pakistan, Pakistan | 0 comments

The U.S. withdrawal out of Iraq was not quite the “Fall of Saigon,” but we have just seen Fallujah Iraq fall to Al Qaeda. A heartbreaker, given the blood and treasure spent. What about the coming U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan? Do we have a “Fall of Saigon” coming with the return of the Taliban?

Professor Abdul-Karim Khan joins  David Day for a fascinating discussion on this topic. Professor Khan is an expert that grew up in Peshawar, Pakistan and has tremendous depth in the history, the politics, the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and the challenges that both Afghanistan and Pakistan now face.

Negotiating the The Nuclear Deal with Iran

Posted by DavidDay on Dec 21, 2013 in Critical National / Regional Security Issues, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, Iran, Iran, Iran, Middle East, Nuclear, Nuclear/uranium enrichment, Our Media | 0 comments

What is the nuclear deal that has been negotiated with Iran and just how did the U.S. get here?

There are serious questions as to whether it will succeed  as there are areas where it does come up remarkably short. What does this initial deal really mean for future US relations with Iran, with Israel, and all the countries of the Middle East? What opportunities and risks does it hold for the US and the world?

David Day engages in a fascinating and educational conversation with  Professor Jeswald Salacuse from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University, and David Santoro, the nuclear expert at Pacific Forum CSIS in Honolulu. Dr. Salacuse is the former Dean of the Fletcher School, a prolific writer on the topic of international negotiations.

Afghanistan & Pakistan: Forgotten States in Crisis

Posted by DavidDay on Sep 9, 2013 in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Critical National / Regional Security Issues, Disaster Prep & Humanitarian Aid, Economic Development, Economic Security/Development, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, International Business, Iran, Iran, Iran, Middle East, Military, Our Media, Pakistan, Pakistan, Pakistan, Regional Security/Flashpoints, Regional Security/Flashpoints, Syria, Syria, Syria, Syria, WMD/Chemical Weapons | 0 comments

     If you have not noticed, the Washington focus on the Middle East has moved from Libya to Egypt to Syria and now to Iran. There are, however, other countries that continue to struggle with seemly insurmountable challenges to their very existence as nation states—namely, Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are all but forgotten.

                     In this global broadcast, both on audio and video, David Day engages in an unusual and in-depth discussion with Dr. Abdul-Karim Khan, an expert that grew up in Peshawar, Pakistan. Dr. Khan has tremendous depth in the history, the politics, the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and the challenges that both Afghanistan and Pakistan now face. He also discusses the background and makeup of the Syrian rebel army and the linkages and non-linkages between Afghanistan, Pakistan and the civil war in Syria.