Afghanistan, Russia, and the War Index
President Trump has another Russian problem. Like other American presidents since 2001, Trump has been following in the footsteps of the failed Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-1989).
Gunnar Heinsohn is a German sociologist and economist known for his research on demographic factors in conflict, particularly his theory of the "youth bulge" as a driver of war and terrorism. He is a professor at the University of Bremen. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard analyzing the demographic dimensions of geopolitical conflicts.
President Trump has another Russian problem. Like other American presidents since 2001, Trump has been following in the footsteps of the failed Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-1989).
PAKISTAN'S GROWING WAVE of internal terror that led Pervez Musharraf to assume dictatorial powers on November 3 is commonly blamed on the country's poverty. Such an assessment, however, is not supported by the facts. Between 1979 and 2007, per capita income in Pakistan jumped from 600 PPP-$ to…