Commentary
Leaked Afghanistan War: Old bad news revealed at a new bad time
The leaking of 90,000 combat reports from Afghanistan reveals a familiar but depressing picture of operations in Afghanistan.
 A Bad Week for Afghan Strategists
While the sombre landmark of the three hundredth British death was passed this week, and the Commander has been summarily replaced, politicians and military leaders reveal divisions at the top that make everyone wonder whether the campaign is winnable.
 The Afghan endgame: retrospect and prospect
The sacking of General Stanley McChrystal has highlighted the widening fault-lines of the Afghanistan war.
 Obama's Grand Strategy - Afghanistan Plus
President Obama aims to exert sufficient military effort to create conditions for transition.
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Af-Pak strategies
RUSI is engaged across its programmes and initiatives in examining the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan - and what they entail for Britain's security.
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The British withdrawal from Sangin
The handover of operations in Sangin to US forces is not in any sense a withdrawal or a defeat for British troops - but it is a political hot potato that raises the 'Basra spectre' over British operations in Afghanistan.
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The leaking of the Afghan War documents

How significant is the release of the Afghan war documents on WikiLeaks? RUSI Director Michael Clarke gives his assessment.



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