CFR senior fellows Max Boot and Ray Takeyh discuss the strategy and ramifications of military action in Libya by coailition forces.

The U.S. and European allies face increasing questions about the extent of their air bombardment of the Libyan regime's forces, as broader regional unrest, especially in Yemen, also poses troubles for policymakers.

Richard N. Haass says intervention in Libya by the United States is an ill-advised war of choice.

Leslie H. Gelb says the United States is participating in the no-fly zone over Libya despite the absence of vital U.S. interests there.

Max Boot says that even if Colonel Qaddafi steps down, the situation in Libya will still be dangerous.

Leslie H. Gelb says the U.S. military has lost its way in Afghanistan.

The surge of U.S. troops into Iraq helped decrease violence and set the stage for the eventual U.S. withdrawal.

Two recent books cast doubt on the value of the existing laws of war when it come sto safeguarding civilians in an age of unconventional conflict.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon examines incorrect assumptions about Afghanistan that are influencing U.S. policy in the region.

Dan Senor and Roman Martinez discuss Donald Rumsfeld's memoir, Known and Unknown.

For historical context, speakers above are listed with their titles at the time of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Twenty years after Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, a panel of former administration officials discuss both their roles in and lessons learned from the Gulf War.

For historical context, speakers above are listed with their titles at the time of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Twenty years after Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, a panel of former administration officials discuss both their roles in and lessons learned from the Gulf War.

Max Boot argues that the United States cannot afford to ignore Iraq now, when it is so close to a successful outcome.

Journalists Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington discuss their sojourn in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan filming a platoon of U.S. soldiers for their documentary "Restrepo."

Max Boot argues that plans for further cuts in defense spending will have detrimental effects on the international security commitments of the United States.

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's return to Iraq after self-imposed exile in Iran bolsters voices that want all U.S. troops out by the end of 2011 and marks the transition of his group from a militia to a powerful political force, says CFR's Mohamad Bazzi.

Max Boot discusses the use of covert action and secret warfare to fight terrorism and weapons proliferation.

Robert D. Blackwill argues that de facto partition offers the Obama administration the best available alternative to strategic defeat in Afghanistan.

Max Boot discusses the progress beginning to materialize in the war Afghanistan.

Richard N. Haass says the current policy in Afghanistan is diverting scarce military resources when threats like Iran and North Korea loom--and the return of al Qaeda can be prevented with far fewer troops.