Intelligence
History Repeats Itself as Tragedy
The must-read secret Pentagon memo on Syria's 1982 massacre.
BY TOM BLANTON | SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Shadow Wars
What's the difference between a spook and a special operator?
BY ROSA BROOKS | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Langley Goes Hollywood
Are America's spies watching too many spy movies?
BY AMY ZEGART | SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Trending Upward
How the intelligence community can better see into the future.
BY MICHAEL C. HOROWITZ, PHILIP E. TETLOCK | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Tensions in September
BY RACHEL DOBBS | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Militant Reaffirms Role of Pakistan in Mumbai Attacks
U.S. and Indian officials say weeks of interrogating Zabiuddin Ansari yielded new evidence that Pakistani intelligence officers helped plan and direct the 2008 terror onslaught that cost six Americans and 160 others their lives.
BY SEBASTIAN ROTELLA | AUGUST 9, 2012
August Heats Up
Follow the events of August 1962, as Cold War tensions continue to unfold in the run-up to the Cuban missile crisis.
BY RACHEL DOBBS | AUGUST 2, 2012
Spooked
Israel's former military intelligence chief sounds off on Syria and other regional dangers facing the Jewish state.
BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY, ORIT PERLOV | JULY 25, 2012
Plague of Thugs
Why Mideast dictators use hoodlums to suppress dissent.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 18, 2012
July in Focus
The events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis as the Soviet military buildup in Cuba gathered momentum exactly half a century ago.
BY RACHEL DOBBS | JULY 17, 2012
Dark Soldiers of the New Order
The Soviet Union's spies haven't disappeared, they're just wearing new clothes. An exclusive excerpt from Edward Lucas's new book, Deception.
BY EDWARD LUCAS | JULY 13, 2012
Requiem for a Russian Spy
A CIA veteran remembers his Soviet counterpart.
BY MILTON BEARDEN | JULY/AUGUST 2012
The Devil They Know
Why the West shouldn't expect Russia's policy on Syria to change anytime soon.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JUNE 13, 2012
Up Close and Angry
The CIA's Sabrina De Sousa dishes on the Bush administration officials who ordered the botched extraordinary rendition operation -- or kidnapping, if you're an Italian judge -- that made her a wanted woman.
BY JEFF STEIN | JUNE 12, 2012
The War for India's Internet
Why is the world's biggest democracy cracking down on Facebook and Google?
BY REBECCA MACKINNON | JUNE 6, 2012
A Failure to Communicate
Why is the Obama administration using its radio station to attack the Cuban Catholic Church?
BY FULTON T. ARMSTRONG | JUNE 1, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
An ex-president is convicted, England celebrates, and Angela Merkel feeds a penguin.
JUNE 1, 2012
Kill the Kill List
The Obama administration is grossly misreading international law when it comes to targeting terrorists.
BY DAPHNE EVIATAR , GABOR RONA | MAY 31, 2012
This Week at War: Does the U.S. Need More Aircraft Carriers?
The Pentagon sure wants more $15 billion boats, but it may have to look for other options.
BY ROBERT HADDICK | MAY 25, 2012
Terrorist Fishing in the Yemen
The Obama administration has doubled down on the use of drones to go after bad guys. How long until the blowback comes?
BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 11, 2012
Israel's Spy Revolt
The war of words over an Israeli attack on Iran is splitting the political leadership from military and intelligence chiefs. And that dangerous divide in Jerusalem might well lead to real war.
BY NATAN SACHS | MAY 10, 2012
A Nation of Spies and Snitches
The United States is pretty darn good at infiltrating terrorist groups -- at home and abroad -- these days. But should we be worried about the social costs?
BY J.M. BERGER | MAY 9, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
Chen Guangcheng became an icon, demonstrators rallied for May Day, and Newt Gingrich bowed out.
MAY 4, 2012
Where Democracy Is America’s Second Choice
For Washington, democracy promotion in Yemen continues to take a back seat to the fight against Al-Qaeda.
BY FRANCISCO MARTIN-RAYO | MAY 2, 2012
Fire in the Sky
India's missile launch isn't about China so much as it is about wounded national pride. But that doesn't mean it couldn't start an Asian arms race.
BY JASON MIKLIAN, SCOTT ROECKER | APRIL 23, 2012
The New al Qaeda Franchises
Al Qaeda itself may be diminished after the death of Osama bin Laden, but its affiliates are still sowing instability around the world.
BY LOIS PARSHLEY, HANNA TRUDO | APRIL 23, 2012
The indispensable nation's indispensable weapon
BY JAMES TRAUB
Why Obama hasn't exactly won the war on homegrown terrorism
BY JANE HARMAN
Did Turkey just become a little more like Texas?
BY MARYA HANNUN
Was the killing of a British soldier in London actually an act of terrorism?
BY H.A. HELLYER
WikiLeaks hits back at documentary with 'annotated transcript'
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
Mystery solved: John Kerry really ate turkey shwarma
BY MARYA HANNUN
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