Stephen Biddle discusses the perils of viewing the situation in Iraq as a "solved problem."

Max Boot says the war effort is succeeding in parts of Afghanistan - with time and troops the gains can be consolidated.

Stephen Biddle argues that "there is no magic middle way between the McChrystal recommendation and total withdrawal that offers comparable odds at lower cost" in Afghanistan.

Steve Simon and Jonathan Stevenson argue that it is not in American interests to take on the
"grand and onerous responsibility of rebuilding the Afghan state."

Micah Zenko discusses President Bush's deferred attack on Khurmal, Iraq, before the 2003 war.

Linda Robinson discusses new attributes that have characterized Special Operations Forces (SOF) operations since 9/11 and their consequences or implications for the future.

Stephen Biddle writes that the war in Afghanistan "is now poised to become perhaps the most controversial and divisive issue in U.S. defense policy."

Max Boot reviews Masters and Commanders, by Andrew Roberts.

Max Boot writes, "the Iraq war was the first step toward making good on what became known as the Bush doctrine. Yet the very messiness of that intervention served as a warning of the costs of preemption."

Max Boot reviews Peter Hart's The Somme.

Max Boot discusses David Hackett Fischer's latest work, Champlain's Dream.

Peter Beinart writes that the Iraq war has spelled the end for muscular moralism in U.S. foreign policy.

Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson write that "the history of the Vietnam War teaches that to preserve American strength and prestige, we must begin withdrawing from Iraq now."

In this piece for The National Interest, David Victor looks at imagined wars that could erupt as China and India scramble for oil, as well as the various hypotheses surrounding the possibility that climate change could trigger conflicts over water and other scarce resources. He argues that "resource wars" are rising in the public imagination yet are unlikely to occur in reality.