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The Need for a Political and Economic Transition Strategy in Afghanistan | August 22, 2011

Video: The Transition in Afghanistan | July 22, 2011

The Limits of U.S. Assistance to Pakistan | July 18, 2011

Afghan Murder Most Revealing | July 12, 2011

Transition, Troop Withdrawals, and a Political Solution in Afghanistan | June 27, 2011

Statement from the Center for American Progress on President Obama's Afghanistan Speech | June 22, 2011

Five Questions President Obama Should Answer in His Afghanistan Announcement (But Probably Won’t) | June 21, 2011

Decision Time in Afghanistan | June 13, 2011

Afghan Aid Under the Microscope | June 9, 2011

More Efficient Counterterrorism that Saves Money | May 4, 2011

A Chance for America and Pakistan to Enhance Coordination to Fight Common Threats | May 4, 2011

After bin Laden | May 3, 2011

Getting Afghanistan’s House in Order | March 10, 2011

Good Governance Above All: Learning Egypt’s Lessons in Afghanistan | February 17, 2011

The Case of Raymond Davis | February 16, 2011

Questioning Transition in Afghanistan | February 8, 2011

Outlining a Strategy for Peace: Assessing the Situation in Afghanistan | January 21, 2011

Priorities for Pakistan | January 14, 2011

Realignment: Managing a Stable Transition to Afghan Responsibility | November 23, 2010

Greetings from Kabul: Part Two | November 18, 2010

Greetings from Kabul: Part One | November 12, 2010

The Benefits of a Strategic Economic Partnership Between the United States and India | November 8, 2010

Afghanistan's Government Needs Reform | October 22, 2010

Slideshow: Afghanistan's Parliamentary Elections | October 6, 2010

Afghanistan Heads Back to the Polls | October 6, 2010

Why We Should Keep to the July 2011 Timeline in Afghanistan | September 8, 2010

WikiLeaks Should Push Clarity on U.S. Strategy | July 26, 2010

Keeping Karzai's Feet to the Fire | July 21, 2010

What the International Community Should Focus on at the Kabul Conference | July 14, 2010

Reviewing "Restrepo" | July 6, 2010

The “Peace Jirga” Model | June 8, 2010

Afghanistan's Fluffy Peace Jirga | June 4, 2010

Assessing Peace Prospects in Afghanistan | June 2, 2010

Setting Aside Differences to Focus on Afghanistan | May 25, 2010

Governance in Afghanistan | May 11, 2010

Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Karzai | May 10, 2010

The 18th Amendment and Pakistan’s Political Transitions | April 19, 2010

Neocons Can’t Shake Cold War Mentality | March 25, 2010

Progress in Pakistan | March 24, 2010

Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Warms to Afghanistan Effort | March 22, 2010

Gates's Afghanistan Visit: The Latest Salvo in the Battle for Hearts and Minds at Home | March 10, 2010

There’s No Success Without Political Progress | February 26, 2010

Transatlantic Policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan in Obama Year One: Missed Opportunities | February 23, 2010

A Word of Caution About Mullah Baradar's Capture | February 16, 2010

Pursuing Energy Security in Eurasia | February 1, 2010

Administration Objectives and Civilian Critiques | January 27, 2010

The Urgency of the Moment | January 27, 2010

Unanswered Questions on Afghanistan and Pakistan Policy | January 25, 2010

Ask the Expert: Determining Success in Afghanistan and Pakistan | January 25, 2010

The False Promise of Primacy | January 21, 2010

Paying for the Troop Escalation in Afghanistan | December 22, 2009

Overall Strategy Is Needed | December 17, 2009

Afghan Women Still Need U.S. Support | December 14, 2009

Obama's New Strategy for Afghanistan | December 9, 2009

Concerns About the Civilian Strategy in Afghanistan | December 2, 2009

Lingering Questions for the President | December 2, 2009

Ask the Expert: Making it Work in Afghanistan | December 2, 2009

Statement on President Obama’s Address to the Nation on Afghanistan | December 2, 2009

Obama Failed to Outline the Way Forward in Pakistan | December 2, 2009

A Surge of a Different Sort for Afghanistan | December 1, 2009

The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Is Vital | November 24, 2009

How to Make the Afghanistan War a “Just War” | November 19, 2009

Will the U.N.’s Withdrawal Cancel Out the U.S.’s Civilian Surge? | November 9, 2009

Using U.S. Leverage to Strengthen Afghan Governance | November 2, 2009

Advancing Sustainable Security in South Asia | October 28, 2009

Our Faustian Bargains in Afghanistan | October 28, 2009

Profiles of Afghan Power Brokers | October 26, 2009

The Changing Climate in India | October 22, 2009

Keep Pushing Effective Governance in Afghanistan | October 21, 2009

Don't Put All the Security Eggs in the Al Qaeda Basket | October 15, 2009

The Wrong Question | September 28, 2009

Faith Experts Discuss Afghanistan | September 17, 2009

The Imperfect Election Was the Easy Part ... | September 9, 2009

Evaluating the Elections in Afghanistan | September 2, 2009

Avoid the Rush to Judgment in the Afghan Election | August 24, 2009

In Afghanistan, Do What We Must | August 21, 2009

Slideshow: Afghanistan Heads to the Ballot Box | August 19, 2009

Watching the Afghan Elections | August 19, 2009

Five Things to Watch Around Afghan Elections | August 17, 2009

Inadequate Afghan Security Forces | August 10, 2009

Interactive Map: Leaders of Pakistan's Militant Groups | July 22, 2009

Faces of Pakistan's Militant Leaders | July 22, 2009

Real Economic Development in Afghanistan: Women Rug Weavers Create Hope | July 21, 2009

Understanding the Terrorist Threat | July 21, 2009

Nuclear Security Cooperation Between the United States and Pakistan | June 24, 2009

Slideshow: Pakistan's Internally Displaced People | June 19, 2009

Interactive Map: Fighting Pushes Pakistanis from Their Homes and Threatens Further Instability | June 19, 2009

Price of Success in Afghanistan: What Are the Stakes for the International Community? | June 11, 2009

Timeline: Militants Zero in on the Government | May 28, 2009

Meeting the Challenges in Pakistan | May 27, 2009

Video: Pakistan: Experts in the Field | May 27, 2009

Building Long-Lasting Partnerships with Pakistan | May 21, 2009

The Security of Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal | May 19, 2009

The Missing Piece in the Pakistan Puzzle | May 7, 2009

More Money and Counterinsurgency Training Alone Aren’t the Answer in Pakistan | May 1, 2009

First Impressions from Pakistan | April 27, 2009

Korb vs. vanden Heuvel | April 24, 2009

Interactive Map: Europe's Role in Afghanistan | April 22, 2009

Lessons from Iraq: Using Aid Effectively in Afghanistan and Pakistan | April 15, 2009

The War That’s No Longer Forgotten | April 6, 2009

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