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If the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, will its military contractors stay? That’s not clear.

Deborah Avant - February 28, 2020

Here’s what we know about this invisible army.

Biden plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Here’s what we learned about America’s longest war.

Elizabeth N. Saunders - December 11, 2019

Here are experts’ key takeaways on the war in Afghanistan, drawn from the Afghanistan Papers.

Is protest a safety valve against ISIS in Tunisia?

Neil Ketchley and Christopher Barrie - December 10, 2018

[caption id="attachment_81311" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Tunisian army troops patrol the streets

Why the south of Yemen is key to its stalled peace talks

Susanne Dahlgren - October 23, 2018

[caption id="attachment_79215" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A militiaman patrols in Mocha, a

What to read this summer about the Middle East

Marc Lynch - June 29, 2016

[caption id="attachment_42988" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Aleppo, Syria, skyline on March