Locked Up

The Fight Over Afghanistan's Bagram Prison

Candace Rondeaux
Locked Up
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The dispute between Kabul and Washington over who should control the Bagram detention facility underscores the many difficulties the Obama administration will face as it prepares to pull U.S. troops out of the country.
Snapshot

Venezuela's New Face?

Michael Penfold
This year, there will finally be a real contest for power in Caracas -- the opposition to Hugo Chávez is consolidating power.
Letter From

Egypt and Its Demons

Steven A. Cook
Egypt's future rests with two familiar powers playing very unfamiliar roles: The military and the Muslim Brotherhood. Prepare for another year of struggle.
Snapshot

Archive: Our Man in Kabul

James Dobbins
An assessment from 2009 of Hamid Karzai and his potential as a partner in Kabul.
Collection

The cases for, and against, a military attack against Iran to deter its nuclear program.

Video
Jonathan D. Tepperman and Vali Nasr

An interview with the former Senior Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

News & Events

Ian Bremmer, Susan Glasser, and Gideon Rose talk about the prospects of a Russian Spring.

Comment

Selections from the Foreign Affairs archives tracing the ideological battles of the past century and the evolution of the modern order. The authors include Harold Laski, Victor Chernov, Paul Scheffer, William Henry Chamberlin, Giovanni Gentile, Erich Koch-Weser, Hamilton Fish Armstrong, Isaiah Berlin, Benedetto Croce, Leon Trotsky, C. H. McIlwain, Alvin Hansen and C. P. Kindleberger, Geoffrey Crowther, David Saposs, G. John Ikenberry, Azar Gat, Ronald Inglehart and Christian Welzel, and Nancy Birdsall and Francis Fukuyama.

Review Essay
Timothy Snyder

In his new book, the acclaimed psychologist Steven Pinker argues that despite the horrors of the twentieth century, global violence is actually on the decline over the long term. The empirical trend Pinker describes is real, but his explanation for it overlooks the crucial relationship between individuals and states.

Snapshot
George Fulton

The ruling Pakistan People's Party's days in office are numbered. But it will not likely fall to a coup, given the stalemate between the military, the judiciary, and the civilians. Instead, the most likely outcome is that the government will call early general elections, which will bring a new batch of civilians to the fore.

Discussion

The mistake Bush made was responding to a 21st century terrorist attack with 20th century wars.
Submitted by Beatrice S. on January 26, 2012 - 7:32pm