A recent trip to Syria by the Speaker of the House has set off a debate over the role of legislators in conducting foreign policy.

A profile of the international terrorist network that the United States has singled out as the most serious threat to U.S. security.

As NATO prepares to take over military operations in southern Afghanistan from U.S. forces, the Taliban’s increasingly bold attacks are straining the political and security framework of the country.

This publication is now archived. What is the post-election security situation in Afghanistan?It is still generally unstable, experts say, despite a successful September 18 parliamentary poll, Afghan…