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Why Al Qaeda Wants a Safe Haven
10.23.2009
PPI National Security Director Jim Arkedis has a new column up at Foreign Policy on why Al Qaeda needs a safe haven along the Af-Pak border to attack the U.S. again: As deliberations about the Obama administration’s strategic direction in Afghanistan unfold, the White House is weighing whether al Qaeda, in fact, needs an Afghan…
Afghanistan Tests Democrats, Too
10.23.2009
Over at RealClearPolitics, PPI’s Will Marshall and Jim Arkedis have a new column on the challenge Democrats face on Afghanistan: President Obama faces tough decisions on Afghanistan, but his party is on the hot seat too. Afghanistan is the first test since Vietnam of Democrats’ collective ability to manage a major armed conflict. Just how…
PPI in the News: New malpractice idea in health care debate
10.20.2009
October 20, 2009 — A report from Associated Press notes that President Obama’s willingness to tackle the issue of medical malpractice lawsuits has breathed life into a new idea: the appointment of neutral experts to handle malpractice claims. PPI’s own Will Marshall was quoted expressing his support for the idea: “There is a progressive opportunity…
PPI’s Arkedis Discusses Afghanistan on Wisconsin Public Radio
10.04.2009
Last week, PPI’s Jim Arkedis talked to Wisconsin Public Radio’s Joy Cardin about the political and strategic issues facing the Obama administration on Afghanistan. A streaming audio file of the show is available on the WPR site. Click here to listen to the show.