David Cortright
David Cortright, a Sojourners contributing writer, is director of policy studies at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. His books include Ending Obama’s War: Responsible Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Paradigm Publishers, 2011).
Blog Posts by David Cortright
Posted by David Cortright 24 weeks 1 day ago
Initial results from Egypt’s first round of elections produced an unexpectedly large showing for Islamists. The Freedom and Justice Party of the Muslim Brotherhood gained approximately 37 percent of...
Posted by David Cortright 25 weeks 3 days ago
The huge throng filled the entire Square and was reminiscent of the historic mass mobilizations in February that brought down the Mubarak dictatorship. The rally was announced as a ‘million man march...
Posted by David Cortright 26 weeks 4 days ago
As we gazed in shock at the battle below, Dr. Nadia quietly stepped back from the balcony.We turned and saw her sitting alone in her office, hanging her head, shaking it from side to side in...
Posted by David Cortright 29 weeks 1 day ago
During interviews with more than a dozen Afghan women leaders, researchers, international aid workers and former Afghan government officials, we learned of persistent dangers and threats to the...
Articles by David Cortright
History shows engagement, not attack, dissuades countries from developing nuclear weapons.
... and make us all more secure. A pragmatic approach to nuclear disarmament.
Official rhetoric has helped fuel an escalation of tension between the United States and Iran. Do recent negotiations mark a change in direction, or just a temporary detour from the highway to military attack?
