While the Afghan and Pakistani presidents have photo-ops with President Obama, their people are coming to see them as little more than stooges for America.
NATO's new war on drugs in Afghanistan will put troops in greater danger for a venture that may not even work. It just might be the straw that breaks the alliance's back.
National Interest online checks in on two vital American allies in a critical region. Will they keep working with the United States? Nick Gvosdev takes a hard look.
Does the electoral defeat mean the end of President Pervez Musharraf’s rule? How will it affect the war on terror?
In response to Ivo Daalder and Robert Kagan’s recent Washington Post op-ed ,
The following is part of an ongoing debate between Barak M. Seener and John C. Hulsman. Seener gets the last word here.
Voters will struggle to find a credible candidate from either of the two major parties willing to make the case for less military intervention. Robert Kagan and Ivo Daalder are satisfied with this. Most Americans should not be.
The willingness of some NATO countries to put their own troops in the line of fire and take the political heat can probably survive Taliban attacks—but not the perception that they are being played by more cynical allies.
On November 3, 1774, upon his election to represent the city of Bristol in the House of Commons, Edmund Burke decided to clarify a few things to his constituents.
On Sunday, February 2, 2003, President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic became a private citizen.