One of the most difficult tasks facing America overseas is helping persuade the Taliban to switch sides in the Afghan war. A promise of jobs and a better life will have to be demonstrated before many Taliban will think about discussing the issue. ...

It wasn't that many months ago that Dubai was the place to be in the Middle East. It was growing, money was flowing, trends were nothing but up. That was before the debt crisis, and now Dubai has been exposed. It is one more bubble that has burst,...

This is a day to be thankful for the good things one has -- family, friends, health, peace. There is a group to be thankful for that one might forget -- colleagues. I've seen good and bad working conditions in my non-career career. For many years...

This article falls under the category of perception is reality. If you believe that you are in a recession, then you are in it. If you believe the recession is ending, it will. It's an interesting notion built on mass confidence or lack of it. From...

The news that President Obama is about to announce his decision on troop levels in Afghanistan highlights a weakness -- indecisiveness. He has maundered about the decision for months while forces in the Afghanistan have been strained and waiting and...