Military Articles

All Kayani's Men

Anatol Lieven | Apr 20, 2010

American pressure on Islamabad to crack down on insurgents threatens to split the military in two.

Japan, LLP

| Apr 20, 2010

Tokyo has by turns been seen as a promising newcomer, an evil enemy, a dedicated junior partner, a serious economic and technological threat, and now a strategic disappointment. This attitude is detrimental to Washington and Tokyo alike.

War From Cyberspace

Richard Clarke | Dec 22, 2009

As Obama appoints Howard A. Schmidt to a new cybersecurity post, former cyberczar Richard Clarke shows America is the most vulnerable country in the world.

Curse of the Khyber Pass

Milton Bearden | Mar 12, 2009

Afghanistan is a losing battle. Former-CIA officer Milton Bearden argues the Obama administration should turn to the provinces for answers—and consider arming the militias. Full article

The Art of Petraeus

T. X. Hammes | Oct 30, 2008

There is no doubt that General Petraeus’s strategies salvaged Iraq. His successes, however, mask a vital policy debate about the future of our armed services.

Voting Blind

Justine A. Rosenthal

Dimitri K. Simes

| Sep 03, 2008

John McCain and Barack Obama are busily offering foreign-policy platitudes on the campaign trail, mostly about spreading freedom, working with allies and hunting down terrorists. But what exactly would they do if elected? Digging ourselves out of