The detention of Saddam Hussein raises many questions. One of the most important is whether it means the beginning of the end of the insurgency. The immediate indications are that
The recent journeys of Donald Rumsfeld to Afghanistan and Iraq, which followed George W. Bushs Thanksgiving foray to Baghdad, were accompanied by optimistic assessments of both wars designed to
In early 2003, just before the start of the war with Iraq, reports appeared in the specialist defence press about a new weapon the Massive Ordnance Air Burst (MOAB) being
United States forces in Iraq have responded vigorously to the bombing of the Italian police headquarters in Nasiriya, the destruction of three of their own helicopters and a recent increase
Paul Bremers hurried return to Washington last week and the resulting changes in United States policy in Iraq make it apparent that the full impact of the developing insurgency
The deteriorating security situation in Iraq has attracted most of the attention of policy-makers and analysts in recent weeks. But the status of al-Qaida and its affiliates has remained a consistent background issue.
Several recent articles in this series have sought to analyse the increase in violence in Iraq, especially the attacks on United States forces. It might therefore be useful to stand
Paul Wolfowitz, the United States deputy defense secretary and one of the most significant architects of American policy in the Middle East, visited Iraq this week at a moment chosen
When American forces entered Baghdad at the end of the three-week war in April 2003, the outlook for United States policy in the Gulf region looked bright. The Saddam
The past week has seen a pronounced upturn in violence in Afghanistan, although much of it has been between rival warlord factions rather than Taliban militia engaging with United States
Although the United States continues to face major difficulties in Iraq, the Bush administrations attitude to the proliferation of nuclear weapons remains firm: if it considers a country to
The two most recent articles in this series have concentrated on Iraq and it might therefore seem that yet another piece of analysis is not necessary. It is true that
