David Bosco

Russia's Ridiculous Attempt to Make Afghanistan Pay Up

Nation-building in Bosnia -- one-fifth the size of Iraq -- is really just beginning. It's a convoluted process, and the absence of blood keeps the camera crews away. Yet the thankless diplomatic slog is making a unified state possible.

The Elegant Second Acts of European Politicians

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has always had plenty of problems at home. Now, he’s got trouble brewing outside his borders, too.

From Argentina to Zambia, investment firms are snatching up the poor world’s debt. To turn a buck, they sue, harass, and otherwise claw their way into making debtor states pay. Poverty activists say these so-called vulture funds are preying on the impoverished. But they’re only doing what the international financial system can’t—holding corrupt and irresponsible regimes to account.

Long after the fight over John Bolton's confirmation as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has ended, the more critical battle over his worldview will continue.

In a recent report, Amnesty International referred to the U.S. detention center at Guantánamo as "the gulag of our time."

Much has been made of Representative Christopher Cox's coziness with business interests.

Tuesday, we heard from a commentator who suggested that the troubled U.N. Human Rights Commission should be abolished. For another point of view, commentator David Bosco tells why he thinks it should instead be restructured and reformed.

Hamid Karzai's halfhearted jihad