Richard N. Haass assesses the lessons of the Iraq war, concluding that wars of choice will in the future be harder to wage.

As the U.S. military formally ends operations in Iraq, four top expert voices in the debate on the war differ over whether it merited the cost in blood, treasure, and U.S. credibility.

Ed Husain says if the United States can't count on Iraq by now, it won't be able to hold sway with other nations in the region.

CFR's Stephen Biddle discusses the increasing emphasis on non-military ties between the United States and Iraq.

President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki gave this joint press conference on December 12, 2011.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon examines what Hamid Karzai's request for international aid until 2030—well past the 2014 date on which U.S. troops are scheduled to exit—means for Afghan women.

Vice President Joe Biden gave these remarks in Baghdad, Iraq on December 1, 2012.

Linda Robinson outlines six steps for Afghanistan to take charge of its own war.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon says Afghan women share Americans' desire to end the longest U.S. war, but a peace that leaves women out will not last.

This six-part series from the Army Times looks at U.S. military operations in the Horn of Africa after the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Max Boot argues that U.S. troops can win in Afghanistan, but the major battleground is in Washington.

This meeting was presented by the International Institutions and Global Governance Program and the Women and Foreign Policy Program.

This meeting was presented by the International Institutions and Global Governance Program and the Women and Foreign Policy Program.

Rich Morin examines the challenges faced by U.S. veterans who have been injured while serving in the military, based off survey results from 1,835 male and female veterans.

As regional players meet in Istanbul to pledge support for building a stable Afghanistan, analysts caution against overstating a regional solution given the conflicting interests of Kabul's neighbors.

Ray Takeyh states, "Iran may have been able to project its influence in an Iraq beset by civil war, but Tehran increasingly is on the margins as Iraq reconstitutes its national institutions."

Max Boot says the end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq is not a triumph but a defeat for the United States.

The pullout of U.S. troops by year's end points to the troubling rift in Iraqi politics and big questions about the country's stability, writes CFR's Ned Parker.

President Obama gave these remarks, regarding the ending the combat mission in Iraq, on October 21, 2011.

This meeting was part of the Women and Foreign Policy Roundtable Series, which was organized by CFR's Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program.