Updated: October 26, 2009
Backgrounder
Pakistan has emerged as a terrorist sanctuary for some of the world's most violent groups, including al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and homegrown militants, that threaten the stability of Pakistan as well as the region.
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September 28, 2009
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Max Boot discusses the implications of President Obama's troop strategy in Afghanistan
See more in Wars and Warfare, Conflict Assessment
Updated: July 22, 2009
Backgrounder
India's growing economic and political influence in Afghanistan has angered Pakistan, the traditional power there, and has experts worried that Afghanistan could become another battleground in the long-standing rivalry between South Asia's two giants.
See more in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Trade
July 13, 2009
Op-Ed
New York Times
Steven Simon discusses the investigation into twenty Americans who are believed to have joined a militant Islamist group in Somalia.
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May 2, 2009
Must Read
Fareed Zakaria argues that although the Pakistani military has pledged to fight the spread of the Taliban in the country, it has yet to sever its core relationship with the militants.
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March 27, 2009
Op-Ed
Commentary
Max Boot argues that regardless of the political rhetoric involved, President Obama's strategy for Afghanistan is solid, centrist foreign policy.
See more in Afghanistan, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 23, 2009; Volume 014, Issue 26
Article
Weekly Standard
After visiting Afghanistan at the invitation of General David Petraeus, Max Boot, Frederick Kagan, and Kimberly Kagan discuss their observations of the conflict in the region and contend that while there is cause for concern, the situation is likely to improve.
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March 14, 2009
Article
Wall Street Journal
Max Boot reviews The Accidental Guerilla, by David Kilcullen.
See more in Defense Strategy, Counterterrorism
March 13, 2009
Op-Ed
New York Times
Max Boot, Frederick Kagan, and Kimberly Kagan argue that more needs to be done in Afghanistan to develop a comprehensive counterinsurgency plan.
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February 19, 2009
Op-Ed
Commentary
Max Boot warns that many prominent arguments regarding the situation in Afghanistan "lead us in precisely the wrong direction."
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