Counter-insurgency Commentary

The Arabs and Iran

Shibley Telhami | Sep 21, 2010
Do Arab governments want to see a military attack on Iran?

The Limits of Language

Stuart Gottlieb | Sep 21, 2010
Obama's rhetoric alone can't change the opinions of Muslims abroad—or Americans at home.

American Jihad, Part II

Bruce Hoffman | Jul 21, 2010
We are stumbling blindly through the minefield of countering terrorist radicalization and recruitment inside the United States.

Get Out of Afghanistan

Charles V. Peña | Nov 04, 2009
Obama needs to withdraw our troops and let the Afghans deal with al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

Too Little, Too Late

| Oct 15, 2009

The Folly of Nation Building

Jerry Mark Silverman | Oct 05, 2009
The United States doesn’t really know how to build nations anywhere, even when security conditions are relatively good. How can we expect to succeed in Afghanistan?

A View From Kabul

Morton Abramowitz | Jun 08, 2009
Afghanistan is making progress. But it will need continued American aid if it is to be a functioning country.

Afghan Pragmatism

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Mar 31, 2009
Obama’s Afghan strategy is smart and realistic. But he needs to convince the American people it will work.

Speed Bump Ahead

Ximena Ortiz | Aug 07, 2008
Barack Obama has been saying that Iraq is a diversion and calls Afghanistan the “right” war. But if things get worse in Pakistan, the traditional Republican lead on national security could hand John McCain the advantage.

Al-Qaeda's Double Appeal

Ximena Ortiz | Dec 14, 2007
Washington keeps pouring conventional military aid into Pakistan, but development cash is what’s needed.

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