Outside the Beltway

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. He probably doesn’t know it, though, because he’s currently sitting in a Chinese prison.

While Americans concern themselves with domestic politics and mid-term elections, the situation in Pakistan seems to continue to get worse.

Kim Jong Il’s reclusive third son is now on a path to inherit leadership of the country founded by his Grandfather.

Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections were marked by another round of allegations of widespread voter fraud, once again bringing to the forefront the question; what exactly are we trying to accomplish in Afghanistan ?

A US military platoon was apparently able to target innocent Afghans for murder. Without senior commanders suspecting a thing.

The floodwaters are starting to recede, although the disaster is far from over.

Epic flooding in Pakistan is a humanitarian crisis which dwarfs the combined devastation of the 2004 Asian tsunami, the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Why aren’t we paying attention?

The task of getting aid to the 20 million victims of Pakistan’s floods may have just gotten a lot more difficult

More odd developments inside the modern day version of the Hermit Kingdom

While American politics concerns itself with trivial issues, Pakistan finds itself dealing with a devastating natural disaster that could have real geo-political implications.

The American military is on a mission in Afghanistan that the public is increasingly starting to question.

Will the Wikileaks document dump give even further impetus to the growing sentiment that the United States needs to leave Afghanistan ?

The odds that David Petraeus will be able to pull off a miracle in Afghanistan like he did in Iraq are very slim.

China has pledged to allow their currency to fluctuate. Don’t get too excited.