Afghanistan

Sonnets for the Mujahideen

The militant movement has a little-examined sensitive side.

MAY 18, 2012

Guarding Route Jeep

Haunting photos of the young Afghan recruits charged with guarding one of the country's -- and the Taliban's -- crucial supply routes.

BY SUCHITRA VIJAYAN | MAY 16, 2012

Mad Libs: NATO

FP and the Atlantic Council asked a panel of experts to fill in the blanks on one of the world's most enduring alliances. 

MAY 14, 2012

The bin Laden Files

What the al Qaeda leader's final correspondence tells us about his legacy.

BY DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS | MAY 3, 2012

The Next War

Americans are fooling themselves if they think the era of adventures abroad is over. In fact, another big international intervention is just around the corner. And we're not nearly ready for it.

BY DOUGLAS A. OLLIVANT, RADHA IYENGAR | MAY 3, 2012

The OBL Blowback

Is Obama's chest thumping a turnoff?

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | MAY 2, 2012

What a Difference 11 Years Makes

The new U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement sends a powerful message to Afghans, al Qaeda and the Taliban, our neighbors, and the world.

BY SHAIDA M. ABDALI | MAY 1, 2012

Hi, I Killed Osama bin Laden and I Approve This Message

Can Barack Obama ride the OBL raid to victory in November?

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | MAY 1, 2012

Lying to Tell the Truth

Saving the world is no excuse for fudging the facts.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 1, 2012

Campaign Literature

Barack Obama is much stronger on foreign policy than Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie suggest.

APRIL 23, 2012

Some Good News from Afghanistan

With a new partnership agreement, the United States has a chance to wind down its mission with its interests intact.

BY ZALMAY KHALILZAD | APRIL 23, 2012

Why Do They Hate Us?

The real war on women is in the Middle East.

BY MONA ELTAHAWY | MAY/JUNE 2012

Think Again: Al Qaeda

A year after Osama bin Laden's death, the obituaries for his terrorist group are still way too premature.

BY SETH G. JONES | MAY/JUNE 2012

The Things They Carried: The War Reporter

ABC News senior foreign affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz reveals what's inside her carry-on bag.

INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | MAY/JUNE 2012

The New Arab Oz

We’re not in Kansas anymore, and there is no yellow brick road to guide us to salvation.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 18, 2012

Northern Exposure

Exclusive photos from the new Foreign Policy's new eBook, Afghanistan by Donkey.

BY JAVIER MANZANO | APRIL 17, 2012

Afghanistan the Beautiful

Exclusive photos from Foreign Policy's new eBook, Afghanistan by Donkey.

BY THORNE ANDERSON | APRIL 17, 2012

The New Islamists

How the most extreme adherents of radical Islam are getting with the times.

BY OLIVIER ROY | APRIL 16, 2012

State of Disrepair

If the State Department really wants to lead U.S. foreign policy, it needs to stop complaining about the military and act more like it.

BY KORI SCHAKE | APRIL 11, 2012

The LWOT: Alleged 9/11 plotter to face death penalty trial

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 6, 2012

Five Reasons Americans Should be Happy (In a Very Unhappy Middle East)

Cheer up. It's really bad. But all's not lost.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 4, 2012

Combat Camera

The year's best military photography.

MARCH 23, 2012

Hearts and Minds

As of late 2010, a higher percentage of Afghans than Americans supported the war there. But is that support eroding?

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | MARCH 21, 2012

Top 10 Lessons of the Iraq War

Now that the war is officially over and most U.S. forces have withdrawn, what are the most important takeaways?

BY STEPHEN M. WALT | MARCH 20, 2012

Yes, We Can Contain Iran

By ruling out the possibility of deterring a nuclear Iran, President Obama is needlessly increasing the risks of a ruinous war.

BY WILL MARSHALL | MARCH 16, 2012

The Goldilocks Principle

No one's perfect, and surely not President Obama. But in the rough and tumble world of foreign policy, it's hard to argue he hasn't done most things just about right.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MARCH 15, 2012

Southern Discomfort

As the flaming truck that greeted visiting Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's arrival in southern Afghanistan vividly illustrates, after years of intense fighting, security remains elusive.

MARCH 14, 2012

Mission Incomplete

The United States needs to stay in Afghanistan until the job is done.

BY BRUCE RIEDEL, MICHAEL O'HANLON | MARCH 13, 2012

The Politics of Sorry

Six stations on the road to forgiveness -- and why there's no harm in President Obama apologizing to Afghanistan.

BY KARL E. MEYER | MARCH 12, 2012

The Ron Paul Revolution Continues

If they continue to malign and ignore the libertarian wing of the Republican Party, GOP elders will be slamming the door on their future.

BY CHRISTOPHER PREBLE | MARCH 6, 2012