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Thom Shanker

Examining 10 years of US counterterrorism

Global Politics

A new book details how US counterterrorism efforts evolved in the 10 years after 9/11 from a kill-and-capture strategy to one of Cold War deterrence.

Population centers focus of new Afghan strategy

Petraeus Scandal Expands

The World

Role of the CIA in Yemen

Conflict & Justice

Eric Schmitt on ‘The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against al-Qaeda’

The Joint Visitors Bureau, the ‘Rick’s Café’ in Baghdad, Set to Close

Global Politics

The once hip spot to go in Baghdad will close.

New Military Biometric Technology Used to Track Combatants

Nearly 500 inmates escaped an Afghan prison last April, highlighting some major deficiencies in the country’s security infrastructure. Despite that, U.S. efforts in Afghanistan may be much more high-tech than many realize. Recently,  U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan and Iraq have been taking eye scans and fingerprints to compile a large database of  biometric  information on prisoners […]

The World

Why the Marjah offensive is a different kind of battle

U.S. and NATO forces are approaching the campaign in southern Afghanistan in a novel way, from the allies’ struggle to win the hearts and minds of Afghan civilians in the region, to the dropping of leaflets urging the Taliban to leave the area.