August | 2011 | Watching America

U.K.: This American Confession Is an Insult to Guatemala

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2011. Published in The Guardian

U.K.: Why It's Smart Politics for Michele Bachmann to Blame the Bad Weather on Barack Obama

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2011. Published in The Telegraph

As outrageous as they might seem, Michele Bachmann’s remarks are as American as apple pie – baked from apples plucked by the hand of Eve.

U.K.: The Endless Campaign

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2011. Published in The Economist

Making campaigns shorter and less frequent, proponents say, would have many advantages.

Canada: Obama Steps Up Response as Hurricane Irene Threatens Floods, Outages

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2011. Published in The Globe and Mail

Israel: GOP Jews Grapple with a Changed Field

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2011. Published in The Jerusalem Post

Saudi Arabia: Libya's Next Fight: Foiling Western Designs

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2011. Published in Arab News

ndeed, it might not be long before NATO's intervention in Libya becomes a political-military doctrine in its own right. US President Barack Obama, and other Western leaders are already offering clues regarding the nature of that doctrine.

Pakistan: Attacks from Afghan Territory – NATO & U.S. Failure

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2011. Published in The Frontier Post

The attacks in presence of NATO and American forces along side the border are meaningful. One is amazed why America and its so-called allied forces and the most ‘trained’ NATO forces are deployed inside Afghanistan. Where are Hamid Karzai and his US-trained forces? Can’t all of them stop these attacks which show inefficiency on part of these forces?

Pakistan: Afghanistan Returning to Brink

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2011. Published in The Frontier Post

...However, these efforts have reached a dead end.The window of opportunity that propped up after NATO/ISAF started handing over district wise control to Afghan security forces appears to be shutting off fast by the reports about a dubious Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) which the United States is trying to impose on Afghanistan.