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January/February 2011

Small Arms, Big Problems

Author:
C. J. Chivers

Foreign Affairs Article — Summary

As U.S. marines fought in Marja last year, they captured the weapons used by Taliban fighters.

See more in Arms Industries and Trade , Arms Trade

January/February 2011

The Softer Side of War

Author:
Colonel Peter R. Mansoor , Former Council Military Fellow, 2005-2006

Foreign Affairs Article — Summary

The surge in Iraq demonstrated the importance of understanding the influence of culture on warfare.

See more in Defense Strategy

December 21, 2010

Plan B in Afghanistan

Author:
Robert D. Blackwill , Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

Op-Ed

The Times of India

Robert D. Blackwill argues that de facto partition offers the Obama administration the best available alternative to strategic defeat in Afghanistan.

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December 27, 2010

Surge Protector

Author:
Max Boot , Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

Op-Ed

Weekly Standard

Max Boot discusses the progress beginning to materialize in the war Afghanistan.

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December 20, 2010

Let's Un-Surge in Afghanistan

Author:
Richard N. Haass , President, Council on Foreign Relations

Op-Ed

Wall Street Journal

Richard N. Haass says the current policy in Afghanistan is diverting scarce military resources when threats like Iran and North Korea loom--and the return of al Qaeda can be prevented with far fewer troops.

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December 17, 2010

Forging a Four-Sided Afghan Deal

Interview of:
Stephen Biddle , Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, CFR

Interview

The Taliban needs to be convinced of a firm U.S. commitment in Afghanistan before it will negotiate a settlement, says CFR's Stephen Biddle, and any deal will have to also involve the Pakistani, U.S., and Afghan governments.

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See more in Afghanistan , International Peace and Security

January/February 2011

Finish the Job

Author:
Paul D. Miller

Foreign Affairs Article — Summary

Washington and its allies could still win in Afghanistan if they are given the time they need.

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January/February 2011

Plan B in Afghanistan

Author:
Robert D. Blackwill , Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

Foreign Affairs Article — Summary

Although it has problems, a de facto partition of Afghanistan, in which Washington pursues nation building in the north and counterterrorism in the south, offers an acceptable fallback.

See more in Afghanistan

December 16, 2010

Review Won't Alter Pakistan's Behavior

Author:
Daniel Markey , Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia

First Take

The Afghan strategy review stresses destroying Taliban havens in Pakistan's tribal areas, but Pakistan isn't likely to take an aggressive stand without certainty that the U.S. is committed to both Afghan stability and eliminating extremists, says CFR's Daniel Markey.

See more in Pakistan , U.S. Strategy and Politics

December 16, 2010

The 'Conditions-Based' Afghan Loophole

Author:
Colonel Gian Gentile, USA , Visiting Fellow

Expert Brief

U.S. strategy in Afghanistan should be in line with the Obama administration's political goals of defeating al-Qaeda rather than devoting resources to long-term nation building, says CFR's Gian Gentile.

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