Pakistan

The LWOT: Al-Qaeda acknowledges bin Laden death

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 6, 2011

Freedom From Fear

Now that he's accomplished the central aim of George W. Bush's foreign policy, Barack Obama can finally get started on his own.

BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 5, 2011

Tortured Logic

The United States didn't need to waterboard anyone to get Osama bin Laden.

BY MATTHEW ALEXANDER | MAY 4, 2011

Think Again: Al Qaeda

The world's most notorious terrorist organization was never quite what Americans thought it was -- and Osama bin Laden's death doesn't mean that it's down for the count.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | MAY 3, 2011

The LWOT: U.S. kills Osama bin Laden

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 3, 2011

The Lies They Tell Us

Can the Pakistani government's web of deceit survive the death of Osama bin Laden?

BY MOSHARRAF ZAIDI | MAY 2, 2011

We Told You So

India is cackling over news of Osama getting whacked in Pakistan.

BY HENRY FOY | MAY 2, 2011

Osama's Dead, But How Much Does It Matter?

An FP Round Table on the afterlife of the world's most wanted man.

MAY 2, 2011

OBL is Dead, Al Qaeda Isn't

Why it's too early to declare victory.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | MAY 2, 2011

"Bin Laden is No Longer a Threat"

The late-night administration briefing on the killing of Osama bin Laden.

MAY 2, 2011

The LWOT: Massive cache of Gitmo docs released

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 26, 2011

Hard Power

Why Pakistan is so difficult to work with.

BY ANATOL LIEVEN | APRIL 22, 2011

Failing Grades

The real schools of Afghanistan and Pakistan look nothing like the fantasy peddled by Greg Mortenson.

APRIL 19, 2011

Khyber Impasse

How long can the United States and Pakistan keep pretending that they actually have any interests in common?

BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 15, 2011

The LWOT: Pakistan arrests two Frenchmen for terror involvement

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 15, 2011

Two to Tango

David Miliband has a plan for bringing both sides to the negotiating table in Afghanistan. But getting the Taliban to show up won't be easy.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | APRIL 13, 2011

The LWOT: DC-area man sentenced after terrorism plea; CIA aims to kill, not capture

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 12, 2011

The LWOT: Middle East unrest tops counterterrorism agenda; Media wary of covering 9/11 Gitmo trial

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 8, 2011

The LWOT: DOJ announces relaxed Miranda rules; Alleged white supremacist indicted over Spokane bomb

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 25, 2011

The Civil War That Killed Cholera

Why the best ideas for fighting some diseases may come from poor countries, not rich ones.

BY CHARLES KENNY | MARCH 21, 2011

The LWOT: Musharraf says Britain was complicit in torture; Domestic terrorism arrest made in Alaska

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 15, 2011

Spy Games

Why Pakistan let CIA contractor Raymond Davis go.

BY SCOTT HORTON | MARCH 11, 2011

What the U.S. Is Leaving Behind in Pech

As the Army pulls out of a region that was once considered a success story, some clues as to what the larger drawdown may eventually look like.

BY NEIL SHEA | MARCH 3, 2011

A Return to Hell in Swat

The Pakistani Army -- and Gen. David Petraeus -- treated the counterinsurgency effort in the Swat Valley as a monumental success. A year later, things on the ground look quite a bit different.

BY TARA MCKELVEY | MARCH 2, 2011

The LWOT: British court convicts Awlaki-linked terror plotter; Texas terror suspect to plead not guilty

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 1, 2011

The LWOT: FBI arrests Saudi in alleged terrorism plot; Chesser gets 25 years in prison

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | FEBRUARY 25, 2011

The LWOT: Khalden trainer gets 34 months; Government invokes state secrets in controversial case

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Slash and Burn

Congressional Republicans are bent on all but eliminating the U.S. government's foreign aid budget. And Defense Secretary Robert Gates may be the only one who can stop them.

BY JAMES TRAUB | FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The LWOT: Terror camp trainer pleads guilty at Gitmo; House passes 90-day Patriot Act extension

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The LWOT: House, on second try, passes Patriot Act extension; American linked to 7/7 bomber released from U.S. prison

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011