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Former US ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, suspected of money laundering
The false logic of slavery reparations Modern Americans should not pay for past crimes
Why European Muslims turn to jihad
When ‘feminism’ defends the Taliban
The truth about Afghan women The media has focused on a few feminists in Kabul
Why Do Men Harass Women?
Austria unfreeze bank accounts of Zalmay Khalilzad’s wife
Benard attitude undermines years of work by Afghan women
Cheryl Benard
A Farewell to Europe
Europe's immigration problems are not so difficult to fix. But they must be fixed quickly before the continent changes out of recognition.
Former US ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, suspected of money laundering
The suspicions around Zalmay Khalilzad center on the alleged transfer of $1.5 million in May 2013 to an account in Vienna owned by his wife...
The false logic of slavery reparations Modern Americans should not pay for past crimes
Has a route to reparations finally been revealed? Last week, Cori Bush, the Democratic Congressman from Missouri, along with a group of...
Why European Muslims turn to jihad
Many of the European Muslims who turn to jihad are motivated less by religion than by the desire to escape a divided identity.
When ‘feminism’ defends the Taliban
Cheryl Benard's recent commentary on the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan refugees has outraged many Afghans.
The truth about Afghan women The media has focused on a few feminists in Kabul
A field guide to Afghan women. Let us start with the group that no one ever starts with: the ordinary, average, downtrodden, ignored and unloved women.
Why Do Men Harass Women?
What goes on in the minds of men who harass? One of the few studies of the subject was conducted in Germany by two enterprising female...
Austria unfreeze bank accounts of Zalmay Khalilzad’s wife
The former US ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Zalmai Khalilzad who is facing money laundering allegations has said Austria has unfrozen the bank accounts of...
Benard attitude undermines years of work by Afghan women
Analysis: The wife of Washington's Taliban negotiator has sparked outrage with an essay saying Afghan women were relying on US troops and...
Cheryl Benard
Cheryl Benard. Dr. Cheryl Benard was program director in the RAND National Security Research Division. She is the author of Veiled Courage, Inside the Afghan...
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An analyst and commentator, Benard has critiqued the international community's response to the South Sudan crisis, focusing on governance and human rights.