Pakistan

Robert Kaplan's New Global Geography

In Monsoon, our latter-day Kipling makes the case that America can't rule the whole world alone.

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | OCTOBER 27, 2010

Is There Any Way to Fix Pakistan?

From washed-out roads and bridges to the frayed state of Islamabad politics, Pakistan is a country in sorry shape. An FP special report on how things could go from bad to better.

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Inside Talibanistan

From the Haqqani network to the Afghan Taliban, a look at a splintered enemy. 

BY PETER BERGEN, BRIAN FISHMAN, KATHERINE TIEDEMANN | NOVEMBER 2010

Keep on Truckin'

Why fuel supplies hold the key to success in Afghanistan -- but not for the reasons you think.

BY ANDREW C. KUCHINS | OCTOBER 11, 2010

The Black Hole of Pakistan

Are billions of dollars of U.S. aid going to waste?

BY JISHNU DAS | OCTOBER 7, 2010

Pakistan Goes Rogue

What the sole footnote in Bob Woodward's Obama's Wars tells us about Europe's growing fears of a terrorist attack.

BY SIMON HENDERSON | OCTOBER 4, 2010

A Long Road Ahead in Pakistan

If Obama wants to make progress, he needs to give up on making it overnight.

BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 1, 2010

Addicted to Drones

Is the allure of war by remote control the root cause of America's dangerously unbalanced foreign policy?

BY MICAH ZENKO | OCTOBER 1, 2010

What the Waters Washed Away

The rural, conservative refugees from Pakistan’s floods have not only lost their homes, but also their entire way of life.

BY RANIA ABOUZEID | SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The Great Flood

Monsoons have caused the worst flooding in Pakistan's history. And the rains keep coming, taking some 1,400 lives to date and leveling tens of thousands of homes along the way.

AUGUST 4, 2010

Zardari's Katrina

Why is Pakistan’s president junketing while his people drown?

BY FATIMA BHUTTO | AUGUST 4, 2010

Pakistan's Carnival

With lions and jugglers and a big top, Islamabad sees a revival of an old-time tradition.

JULY 30, 2010

With Friends Like These...

It’s time to wake up, Washington. Pakistan’s military is running the show in Islamabad, and the WikiLeaks revelations have only confirmed that supporting jihadi terrorist groups aren’t the actions of a few, rogue generals -- it’s government strategy.

BY SUMIT GANGULY | JULY 29, 2010

Imprisoned Beliefs

Forget re-education camps for terrorists. Jailed extremists in Pakistan are kept in isolation -- from anyone who might change their mind about waging jihad.

BY RANIA ABOUZEID | JULY 29, 2010

Bury the Graveyard

If you want to figure out a way forward for Afghanistan, fake history is not the place to start.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 26, 2010

How Does the CIA Know If Its Intel Is Any Good?

Common sense, mostly.

BY CHARLES HOMANS | JULY 26, 2010

Hiding In Plain Sight

Combating terrorists in Pakistan's borderlands was hard enough. Just wait until they take over the country's most populous province.

BY AHMAD MAJIDYAR | JULY 2, 2010

Reality Check: How Bad Are They?

Worlds apart in language, culture, and daily routine, the top failed states still share a quality of life that is at best difficult and at worst fatal for the majority of the population.

JULY/AUGUST 2010

Postcards from Hell

Images from the world's most failed states.

CAPTIONS BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Actually, It's Mountains

Sometimes the toughest obstacles are the naturally occurring ones.

BY ROBERT D. KAPLAN | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Dangerous Weakness

Somalia is the quintessential "failed state" -- and not just because it has topped Foreign Policy's Failed States Index since 2008.

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Chinese Takeout

Cold economic realities dictate that China is going to be the big player in the new Afghan gold rush -- and Washington had better wake up to that fact, soon.

BY AZIZ HUQ | JUNE 15, 2010

Pakistan's New Networks of Terror

It's not just about Waziristan anymore. How the country's various militias are joining forces -- and what it could mean for attacks within the United States.

BY IMTIAZ GUL | JUNE 10, 2010

Crazy Like a Fox

In a fit of anger, Hamid Karzai axes his director of intelligence, Amrullah Saleh. But is there method to his madness?

BY ELIZABETH RUBIN | JUNE 8, 2010

The Rupture

Could the killing of Al Qaeda's No. 3, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, sever the ties between the terrorist group and the Taliban?

BY PAUL CRUICKSHANK | JUNE 3, 2010

Drone Wars

The Obama administration won't tell the truth about America's new favorite weapon -- but that doesn't mean its critics are right.

BY C. CHRISTINE FAIR | MAY 28, 2010

The Dark Side of Cricket

From apartheid South Africa to Bollywood financiers, the sport of cricket boasts a storied political history. Here's a look at some of the game's most controversial moments.

BY ANDREW SWIFT | MAY 14, 2010

Still Partners

Pakistan needs U.S. help now more than ever.

BY DICK LUGAR | MAY 6, 2010

Al-Qaeda Central

An Assessment of the Threat Posed by the Terrorist Group Headquartered on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border

BY BARBARA SUDE | APRIL 26, 2010

The Almanac of Al Qaeda

FP's definitive guide to what's left of the terrorist group.

BY PETER BERGEN, KATHERINE TIEDEMANN | MAY/JUNE 2010