Afghanistan: Too Big to Fail? Afghanistan: Too Big to Fail?
Why do America's leaders always opt for "more" in counterinsurgency disasters rather than cutting their losses?
Nov 2, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt
Pentagon Investigating Iraq Electrocution Death Pentagon Investigating Iraq Electrocution Death
Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Carol Shea-Porter argue that since Adam Hermanson died while working on a Defense Department contract, the DoD is obliged to investigate.
Oct 28, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Welcome to 2025: American Pre-eminence Ends Fifteen Years Early Welcome to 2025: American Pre-eminence Ends Fifteen Years Early
The American intelligence community has missed the boat on how quickly the US has fallen from "sole superpower" status.
Oct 27, 2009 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
Ehren Watada: Free at Last Ehren Watada: Free at Last
After three years of trying to convict Lt. Ehren Watada for refusing to deploy to Iraq, the Army has allowed him to resign.
Oct 26, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
How to Get Out How to Get Out
Elements of a responsible withdrawal.
Oct 21, 2009 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
The Best Wall of Defense The Best Wall of Defense
The most dependable guarantor of Pakistani stability isn't a troop buildup in Afghanistan; it's Pakistan's emerging middle class.
Oct 21, 2009 / Feature / Mosharraf Zaidi
Paranoia Over Pakistan Paranoia Over Pakistan
Is Pakistan really in danger of falling into the hands of the Taliban?
Oct 21, 2009 / Feature / Manan Ahmed
Attack of the Drones Attack of the Drones
Airstrikes, manned or unmanned, regulated or not, cannot build a better Afghan future.
Oct 21, 2009 / Feature / Priya Satia
The Ethnic Split The Ethnic Split
The tenacity of the Taliban insurgency is rooted in opposition to a foreign occupation that is particularly distasteful to the Pashtuns.
Oct 21, 2009 / Feature / Selig S. Harrison
The ‘Safe Haven’ Myth The ‘Safe Haven’ Myth
If we leave Afghanistan, Al Qaeda will be in no position to re-establish a base there.
Oct 21, 2009 / Feature / John Mueller