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A Sadly Simplistic Afghan Debate

Nixon's handling of Vietnam and China could offer insights for Obama in Afghanistan.

The McChrystal Way of War

The general was an innovative thinker in the midst of major changes in the Army.

Mr. Erdogan Goes to Shanghai

Turkey shouldn't fall for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Killing Americans

A Department of Justice memo asserts that the executive branch can unilaterally order U.S. citizens murdered without so much as a criminal charge.

Erdogan's Kurdish Issues

Peace with the PKK rebels could cement Erdogan's legacy; blowback from Syria could ruin it. 

Get the Deal or Get Out of Afghanistan

There is simply no justification for having a single American killed or wounded on the Afghan battlefield if all is certain to come to naught in a year’s time or less.

They Oughta Do Something

Sometimes America can't fix everything.

Rough Year Ahead for Central Asia

Ethnic hostilities, Islamic insurgencies, nationalist rivalries, intraregional grievances, and spillover from Afghanistan threaten to reintroduce civil conflict and the possibility of regime change from below.

Can Pakistan Lead Afghan Peace?

Kabul is pursuing a Pakistan-brokered deal with the Taliban. It won't work.

The Al Qaeda Cancer

A limited treatment is sometimes better medicine.

Afghan Security Returns to the Grassroots

As the United States reduces its presence, Afghanistan's police and tribal leaders come to the fore.

The "Ugly American" Trainers

Efforts to prepare the Afghans to fend off the Taliban on their own suffer from cultural tone-deafness.

Worrying About the Wrong Neighbor

Georgia's real problem is with Turkey, not Russia.

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May 26, 2013