Topic: Iraq Study Group

Who will carry out Obama's Afghanistan exit plan? Three new guys.

It will be the duty of three men, all new in their roles, to carry out Obama's plan to wind down the war in Afghanistan. Here are some clues into what priorities these three defense leaders might set and a look at the particular skills each brings to the task of managing America’s longest war.

CIA chief Leon Panetta: The next Pearl Harbor could be a cyberattack

Leon Panetta, at a confirmation hearing for the post of Defense secretary, says the US will need to take 'both defensive ... as well as aggressive measures' to deal with the threat of cyberattack.

After the Arizona shooting, the civility movement sees tipping point

Calls for unity in response to the Arizona shooting are seen as an opportunity for the civility movement to tackle partisan rancor.

Can troops get too much love? Military struggles with a dark side on Veterans Day

As troops in war zones become accustomed to directing civil society, rather than the other way around, and are lauded at home, concern rises within the military that some are coming to see themselves as 'warrior kings.' For Veterans Day, a closer look at this worry.

As Iraq stalemate sets record, Pentagon concern for US troops grows

Iraq has been trying to form a government since elections in March – now a record for post-election futility. Pentagon officials are increasingly speaking up about the dangers of the situation.

Six years in Iraq: three American stories

A soldier, a reconstruction expert, and a peace activist tell of how Iraq has changed – and what more needs to be done.

It's drizzling on Obama's post-election honeymoon

Free books for the asking – digital ones, that is

The Democrats' foreign-policy game

What you vote for isn't always what you get.