Intelligence

The Mullah Krekar Show

Is this the man behind the Oslo terrorist bombing?

BY J.M. BERGER | JULY 22, 2011

What Was at Stake in 1962?

A closer look at the nuclear stockpiles of the world's two superpowers as the Cuban Missile Crisis began.

BY RACHEL DOBBS | JULY 17, 2011

This Week at War: Petraeus's Next Campaign

The new CIA chief will take on the covert war in Pakistan.

BY ROBERT HADDICK | JULY 15, 2011

A Shot in the Back

The CIA's fake vaccination program in Abbottabad is an outrage. But what's important to remember is that even Osama bin Laden wanted to vaccinate his kids.

BY ALANNA SHAIKH | JULY 13, 2011

The South China Sea's Georgia Scenario

The U.S. can't risk overplaying its hand in China's disputes with its neighbors.

BY LYLE GOLDSTEIN | JULY 11, 2011

For the Love of Money

From whiskey to nuclear secrets, North Korea plays a remarkably entrepreneurial role in international affairs for a Communist regime.

BY SIMON HENDERSON | JULY 7, 2011

The WikiLeaks You Missed

From blatant bribery in India to Hugo Chávez’s war on Domino’s pizza, here are the highlights from the last four months of the secret State Department cables.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JULY 1, 2011

Faulty Intelligence

David Petraeus will be the next CIA chief. But is he the right man for the job?

BY JOSHUA ROVNER | JUNE 22, 2011

Suspicious Minds

Is Ilan Grapel an Israeli spy, or an innocent victim of Egypt's overactive imagination?

BY MAX STRASSER | JUNE 16, 2011

Billions for Missile Defense, Not a Dime for Common Sense

At a time of tight budgets, doubling down on a risky, easily foiled technology is more foolish than ever.

BY YOUSAF BUTT | JUNE 10, 2011

Giving Away the Farm

The Obama administration is freely giving Russia sensitive information about missile defense that weakens U.S. national security.

BY R. JAMES WOOLSEY, REBECCAH HEINRICHS | JUNE 7, 2011

Don't Fear the Reaper

Four misconceptions about how we think about drones.

BY CHARLI CARPENTER, LINA SHAIKHOUNI | JUNE 7, 2011

The Gul Under the Bed

Afghanistan needs to stop blaming a washed-up spymaster for all of its problems.

BY NAHEED MUSTAFA | MAY 23, 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

Escaping from Afghanistan's Mad-Max Present

What Osama bin Laden's death means for South Asia's future.

BY ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER | 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

The Prisoners' Dilemma

Does WikiLeaks' newest document dump tell us anything we don't know about Guantánamo, or is it just another reminder that the United States' least worst place is now its most intractable legal problem? FP asked four experts on military law and interrogation to weigh in on the Gitmo papers.

APRIL 25, 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: New data released on FBI terror investigations; Saudi accused of terror plot pleads not guilty

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 29, 2011

WikiLosers

Julian Assange said WikiLeaks would change the world. At the very least, it changed these people's lives forever.

BY CHARLES HOMANS | MARCH 25, 2011

Don't Blame the Spies

The U.S. government needs to start getting comfortable hearing uncomfortable intelligence analysis. And the public needs to realize that the CIA is not the Department of Avoiding Surprises.

BY PAUL R. PILLAR | MARCH 16, 2011

Spy Games

Why Pakistan let CIA contractor Raymond Davis go.

BY SCOTT HORTON | MARCH 11, 2011

This Week at War: Lost in Space

Can the Pentagon afford to protect its orbital interests?

BY ROBERT HADDICK | FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Just Whose Side Are Arab Armies On, Anyway?

Tunisia’s military saved the people’s revolution. But in other Arab countries on the brink -- such as Egypt and Yemen -- the armed forces are far less likely to do the same.

BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | JANUARY 28, 2011

The LWOT: Obama grudgingly signs Gitmo ban; shooter attacks Congresswoman, others in Arizona

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 11, 2011

The LWOT: British arrest 12 in terror sweep; Ghailani to file appeal

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | DECEMBER 21, 2010

The LWOT: Suicide bomber targets Sweden; Holder pushes back against criticism of stings

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | DECEMBER 14, 2010

The Sunshine Policy

The United States has quietly asked allies like Yemen and Pakistan for some extraordinary favors in its war on terrorism. Is it really so terrible if WikiLeaks forces them to explain those demands?

BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 10, 2010

Al Qaeda's M&A Strategy

Is franchising a successful way to build a global terror network?

BY DANIEL BYMAN | DECEMBER 7, 2010