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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
Think Again: The Afghan Drug Trade
Why cracking down on Afghanistan's opium business won't help stop the Taliban -- or the United States' own drug problems.
BY JONATHAN P. CAULKINS, JONATHAN D. KULICK, AND MARK A.R. KLEIMAN | APRIL 1, 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
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 LWOT: Awlaki-linked terror plotter sentenced to 30 years in prison; Brennan hits out at administration critics
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 22, 2011
Living on Afghan Time
If you count out time in millennia, ending a 10-year war becomes a lot more complicated.
BY ANNA BADKHEN | MARCH 21, 2011
Cold and Violent
In the first installment of a regular weekly dispatch, Anna Badkhen returns to Northern Afghanistan to find a freezing, chaotic place.
BY ANNA BADKHEN | MARCH 9, 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
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
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
The LWOT: House fails to pass Patriot Act extensions; Top officials testify on terrorist threat
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | FEBRUARY 11, 2011
The LWOT: Chechen rebel leader claims Moscow attack; Cameron criticizes 'multiculturalism'
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | FEBRUARY 8, 2011
This Week at War: The Pakistan Scenario
How the United States could end up paying even more for an anti-American Egypt.
BY ROBERT HADDICK | FEBRUARY 4, 2011
The LWOT: Protests greet Guantanamo anniversary; FBI interrogates American in Kuwait
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 14, 2011
AfPak's Strategic Blinders
One month after the Obama administration's strategic review of the Afghan war, it's become clear that there's little willingness to change what increasingly looks like a failure in the making.
BY T.X. HAMMES | JANUARY 11, 2011
The General Wants Back into His Labyrinth
Pakistan's former military leader has announced he's returning from exile and wants his old job back. Here's what he would do differently -- and why he wouldn't want Hamid Karzai as his counterpart next door.
INTERVIEW BY LAURA WELLS | JANUARY 6, 2011
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
The LWOT: WikiLeaks: Saudi citizens "most significant" terrorism funders
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | DECEMBER 7, 2010
The Land of No Good Options
The WikiLeaks cables show a U.S. diplomatic corps adept at diagnosing the big problems of American foreign policy -- and a country hopeless at solving them.
BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 3, 2010
Rethinking Objectives in Afghanistan
The United States invaded Afghanistan to defeat al Qaeda. It should stay that way.
BY PHILIP MUDD | NOVEMBER 17, 2010
THe LWOT: KSM to stay put, for now; Ghailani deliberations stalled
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | NOVEMBER 16, 2010
The LWOT: Holder to announce 9/11 trial site "soon"; no verdict yet in Ghailani trial
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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | NOVEMBER 12, 2010
The Road to Kabul Runs Through Kashmir
Why the key to winning in Afghanistan is peace between Islamabad and New Delhi.
BY AHMED RASHID | NOVEMBER 10, 2010
Delusion Points
Don't fall for the nostalgia -- George W. Bush's foreign policy really was that bad.
BY STEPHEN M. WALT | NOVEMBER 8, 2010
How to Win Back Pakistan
Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, the United States should have a clear idea of Pakistan's interests there. It's time to take these lessons to heart -- and start applying the right incentives.
BY MICHAEL O'HANLON | NOVEMBER 8, 2010
How much would a no-fly zone over Syria cost?
BY KEVIN BARON
Cuba's greatest export isn't cigars -- it's doctors
BY ELIAS GROLL
No, the Spanish can't be more German -- and other myths of the euro crisis
BY MICHAEL PETTIS
Dennis Rodman calls on Kim Jong Un to do him 'a solid' and release American detainee
BY URI FRIEDMAN
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Is there a relationship between more women in government and happier mothers?
BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH
Odierno: Sequestration leaves military unprepared for Syria
BY KEVIN BARON
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