Pakistan

The LWOT: Chicago cab driver pleads guilty to material support charge

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Guns and Butter

Countries around the world are finding that military involvement in private business is a major barrier to reform. But pensioning off CEOs in uniform is easier said than done.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 24, 2012

The LWOT: Hezbollah suspect leads Thai police to chemical stash

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 17, 2012

Pakistan's Slow-Motion Coup

Islamabad’s generals are out to destroy Pakistani democracy. Obama should try to stop them.

BY C. CHRISTINE FAIR | JANUARY 5, 2012

Pakistan the Unreal

A son's tale of a death ripped from the headlines -- and the novel that foretold it.

BY AATISH TASEER | JAN/FEB 2012

Obama Should Apologize

The facts are in: NATO forces mistakenly killed Pakistani soldiers. It’s time to swallow American pride and say we’re sorry.

BY C. CHRISTINE FAIR | DECEMBER 22, 2011

Next Year, in Review

From the fall of Ahmadinejad, Assad, Castro, and Chavez to the rise of cyberattacks -- the top 13 stories that could dominate the headlines in 2012.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | DECEMBER 12, 2011

The Sick Man of Pakistan

In Dubai for medical treatment with coup rumors swirling back home, Asif Ali Zardari's presidency appears to be on its last legs. So what else is new?

BY SHAMILA N. CHAUDHARY | DECEMBER 8, 2011

Northern Distribution Nightmare

Tensions in Pakistan are running high. So, to resupply U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Washington’s having to cut deals with some very unsavory regimes.

BY DAVID TRILLING | DECEMBER 6, 2011

The Generals Have No Clothes

Islamabad's generals have been sponsoring the deaths of Americans for years, and yet Obama does nothing. Why?

BY KAPIL KOMIREDDI | NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The Stories You Missed in 2011

10 events and trends that were overlooked this year, but may be leading the headlines in 2012.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | DECEMBER 2011

The LWOT: NYC "al-Qaeda sympathizer" faces terrorism charges

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The LWOT: Norway's anti-terrorism laws tested in conspiracy case

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Pakistan's Alternate Universe

What possible motive does Islamabad have for supporting Afghanistan's bloody insurgency?

BY JOHN R. SCHMIDT | OCTOBER 18, 2011

Portrait of a Megalopolis

A closer look at Karachi, the "City of Lights," from its slums to its skyscrapers.

OCTOBER 17, 2011

City of the Future

Karachi is violent, unhealthy, and unequal. Is that so bad?

BY STEVE INSKEEP | OCTOBER 17, 2011

Are You So Mad at Pakistan You Can't Feel Sorry for Them?

Tragic photos of a nation underwater.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY SAM PHELPS | OCTOBER 4, 2011

What Lies Beneath

For years, people whispered about the thousands of disappeared young men in Kashmir. But only now are the bones finally speaking.

BY BASHARAT PEER | SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The Gloves Come Off

Washington's talking tough to Pakistan about the Haqqanis. But does it have enough leverage to walk the walk?

BY DANIEL S. MARKEY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The LWOT: NYPD Watched Moroccan Immigrants - Report

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

All Roads Lead to Islamabad

If the killing of peace negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani and the attacks on Kabul tell us anything, it's that peace in Afghanistan will only come when Pakistan wants it.

BY SHAMILA N. CHAUDHARY | SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The LWOT: Key al-Qaeda figure reported killed in Pakistan

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Is Pakistan's Army as Islamist as We Think?

New data suggest it may be even more liberal than Pakistani society as a whole.

BY C. CHRISTINE FAIR | SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Twilight in Manhattan, Dawn in Tripoli

America did nearly everything wrong in the post-9/11 world. The post-Arab Spring world is our chance to finally get it right.

BY JAMES TRAUB | SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The LWOT: U.S. authorities confirm 9/11 threat

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Reading Shakespeare in Kandahar

The United States has won some measure of revenge in the 10 years since 9/11. But as in Shakespeare's bloodthirsty play Titus Andronicus, has the cost been too great?

BY NICK SCHIFRIN | SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

The LWOT: Al-Qaeda no. 2 reported killed in Pakistan

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The Long War's Long Tail

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross's new book, Bin Laden's Legacy, wonders which side actually is winning the war on terror.

BY J.M. BERGER | AUGUST 30, 2011

The Black Hole of 9/11

As we assess the legacy of the 10th anniversary of America's seminal terrorist attack, it's worth looking at 10 events from the past decade that have actually been more important.

BY DAVID J. ROTHKOPF | AUGUST 29, 2011

The LWOT: NYPD worked with CIA on surveillance - Report

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | AUGUST 26, 2011