1. At sunset a convoy of Canadian Light Armored Vehicles overwatches the area near Khadan Village, Afghanistan, January 25, 2010

    Is The Real Counterinsurgency Yet to Come?

    It remains to be seen if the United States have the stomach for a prolonged, supportive role in Afghanistan.

  1. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta leaves a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington DC, January 5, 2012

    Drones, Not Marines? The Changing Face of War

    President Barack Obama’s new military strategy cuts the Army and Marine Corps in favor of air and naval forces.

  1. Four US Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft fly over mountains in Afghanistan, November 25, 2010 (US Air Force)

    The Ambiguous War on Terror Continues

    Ten years after the attacks of September 11, the War on Terror still rages. Can it ever be won?

  1. Defense secretary Robert Gates speaks at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, August 9, 2010

    Robert Gates’ Farewell Message

    The former defense secretary leaves one last message on his way out of the Pentagon.

  1. President Barack Obama makes a phone call from the Oval Office of the White House, January 25, 2011

    Obama: Enough With Counterinsurgency

    In announcing the beginning of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, Obama is expressing his reservations about a counterinsurgency strategy.