In the wake of the Peshawar school shooting, the Pakistan government has supposedly given the military carte blanche to take out the Taliban.
If Sgt. Bergdahl Deserted, Maybe the Military’s Afghan Strategy Was to Blame
The United States military placed its troops in harm’s way by spreading them too thin across Afghanistan.
U.S. Troops’ Brusque Bergdahl Hand-off Hurts Taliban’s Feelings
Hey, the Afghan Taliban are sensitive guys.
The Search for Bergdahl Was the U.S. Military at Its Best
To those critical of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, compassion seems to be a liability in war.
Will Taliban Freed in the Bergdahl Trade Come Back to Haunt U.S. Soldiers?
Trading Taliban prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl may not have been ideal, but, as they say, the perfect is enemy of the good.
The Afghan Drug War after 2014
If costly drug war strategies in Afghanistan have been unsuccessful even with a strong U.S. military presence, they won’t stand a chance after the U.S. withdraws.
Foreign Policy Thin-Sliced (12/26)
Show George W. Bush some love.
Drone strikes in Pakistan: Reapers of Their Own Destruction
The 10-year drone-war killing spree has unleashed the seeds of its own destruction: a nonviolent resistance movement.
Drone Victims Come Out of the Shadows
New films, reports, and media coverage are finally giving the American public a taste of the personal tragedies involved in the U.S. drone war.
Emphasis Added: the Week in Pieces (7/5)
From Edward Snowden to Taliban drug dealing to Stratfor’s ruined credibility.