Central Asia Archives

COIN is nation building at the point of a gun. It's time for a new doctrine.

The recent relaxation of tensions between Washington and Islamabad gives hope for a durable peace in South Asia.

Moscow is standing by Assad to send a message to Russian partners in other parts of the world.

War is costly. Nation building is costlier. And nation-building projects almost never succeed, as this analysis demonstrates.

Elements of the Kremlin's current policy—such as supporting Assad and fearing the Turks—echo those of czarist Russia.

The myth of a coherent "Al Qaeda" is being used to justify illegal, unconstitutional warfare.

China, Turkey, Russia, India, Brazil—the great powers of old are staging a comeback.