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Afghanistan: The Limits of Counterinsurgency
President Obama’s strategy for Afghanistan involves more troops and a greater focus on population-centric counterinsurgency. Critics warn that the US military is neglecting its conventional war fighting ability and ignoring the limits of US military might.
Yemen: Assessing the Threat
“Yemen: Assessing the Threat” explores the complex and fractious nation of Yemen, the poorest in the Arab world, as it attempts to manage a growing threat posed by a local branch of al-Qaeda.
Dominican Republic: Life on the Margins
Haitians living in the Dominican Republic have long encountered racial discrimination, exploitation, poverty and the worst HIV infection rates in the hemisphere. Many are essentially stateless - a situation worsened by the country's new constitution. Now, with a devastating earthquake, the plight of this long marginalized community has become even more pressing.
Somaliland: A Land in Limbo
Somaliland, an unrecognized breakaway region of Somalia, struggles to find its way as a fledgling democratic country in the troubled Horn of Africa region.
Nunavut, Canada: Hope on Ice
In the remote northern reaches of Canada is an aboriginal community whose young people are slowly perishing by suicide. But in the tiny vulnerable community of Igloolik some young Inuit have found a creative way to combat hopelessness and despair. They started a circus.
Bosnia: Fragile States - Halting the Slide Toward Failure
Making peace is often thought to be the hardest part of dealing with the world’s failing states. But while ending conflict is undoubtedly challenging, nation-building is often more difficult still. The Pulitzer Center’s Fragile States project, a collaboration with the Bureau for International Reporting, offers a series of stories filmed in four of the world’s most at-risk nations.
Guatemala: Forgotten Trauma
In some parts of Guatemala, malnourishment levels rival the worst in Africa. Now, the global economic crisis and changes in U.S. immigration policy is exacerbating the problem.
Tajikistan: Winter of Discontent
The poorest of the former Soviet republics endures a second winter of deprivation, racked by food shortages, energy cut-offs, a largely dysfunctional government, and the return of tens of thousands of migrant Tajik workers who have lost their jobs in Russia because of the global economic crisis.
Coca Si, Cocaina No: Evo Morales' Coca Policy in Los Yungas, Bolivia
Bolivian president Evo Morales has proclaimed a goal of "zero cocaine" while promising to increase the cultivation of coca for legal purposes, a policy that has great consequences for the country's farming communities and drug eradication efforts.
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