Will the Taliban Revolt Against its Leadership?
April 13, 2023 | The Taliban contains many contending factions, but that's also a source of its stability.
Articles by Bruce Cumings
Is Afghanistan Balkanizing under the Taliban Rule?
August 16, 2022 | On the one-year anniversary of their seizure of power, the Taliban now face a wholly different threat.
Tall Tale about Special Forces in North Korea?
May 31, 2012 | The Army denies a story about the use of Special Forces in North Korea. But a great deal lies behind this slip of the lip.
Clapper: Managing the Intelligence Enterprise
June 18, 2010 | James Clapper, Obama's choice to head up national intelligence, has extensive ties to private intelligence outfits and the policies of the previous administration.
60-Second Expert: Kwangju Uprising
June 11, 2010 | New documents reveal larger U.S. role in suppressing the popular uprising in South Korea in 1980.
The Lasting Significance of Kwangju
June 1, 2010 | New U.S. documents reveal Washington's complicity with dictators around the Kwangju uprising of 1980 in South Korea.
Revisiting Intelligence Reform
December 6, 2007 | Congress and the next president must take U.S. intelligence agencies away from the Pentagon and put them under civilian control.
Raw Deal Between Washington and Seoul
April 30, 2007 | The recently signed free trade agreement marks the fourth time the United States has tried to remake the Korean economy. This time, the attempt may fail.
Okinawa and the U.S. Military in Northeast Asia
October 12, 2005 | The G8 Summit in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, focuses world attention on the huge U.S. military presence in Northeast Asia.