AFGHANISTAN

The Alliance has had a rocky relationship with Canada, especially after it was perceived to let us down in Afghanistan. Are we headed for a separation?

Canada’s former Ambassador to China, David Mulroney, shares an excerpt from his new book.

Are oil and gas being left out of current conflict narratives? By John Foster.

Scott Gilmore on what to expect for violence in 2015.

Only one week into 2015, and January has proven to […]

The mission, now 13 years running, has a new name but it is far from over, says Steve Saideman.

Samira Sayed-Rahman details the beautiful and dangerous path across the Afghan-Pakistani border.

As Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya demonstrate, regime-change is one thing. State-building is quite another. By Steve Saideman.

The Afghan election was preceded by pessimistic speculations that it would be rigged or undermined by violence. Election day put to rest many of those concerns, says Scott Smith.

Successful elections in Afghanistan will depend on management, participation and perception.

As Canada’s mission to Afghanistan comes to a final end this month, Roland Paris considers its long-term impact.

Politics often trumps conditions on the ground when it comes to planning troop withdrawals, says Richard Caplan.

With NATO set to withdraw from Afghanistan this year, other international actors like China will and must step in, say Benjamin Zyla and Kirsten Van Houten.

How do we possibly make sense of Karzai? The short answer is we can’t, says Steve Saideman.

The attack could have major implications for the civilian international personnel working in Afghanistan, says Roland Paris.

Was the Afghanistan mission worth it? It’s a complex question, but one that needs to be asked, argues Steve Saideman.

The U.S. has great power, but the outcomes of projecting that power aren’t always so great, says Steve Saideman.

An interview with Sima Samar, the former Minister of Women’s Affairs in Afghanistan and currently the Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.

Steve Saideman responds to the notion that, under the right circumstances, militaries can push countries into war.

Steve Saideman on the most important lesson we should remember about the war in Afghanistan.