Iraq War

The U.S. military is paying more attention to the culture of the places where it fights, putting a new weapon in its arsenal, according to both soldiers and academics.

It’s hard to find an exit when you don’t know what leaving means, as the U.S. has found in winding down its on-the-ground military involvements in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The era of "persistent conflict," as the U.S. Army describes it, may redefine the meaning of "victory" on the battlefield.

The antics of private military contractors are increasingly known, and they're the ones taking over for departing uniformed American troops in Iraq.

Four decades ago, America decided to both maintain a large professional standing military and end the draft. The predictions of those who studied the matter then largely have been borne out -- and not for the better.

Allied troops would be much safer if they could cut the petroleum tether, according to a chorus of military leaders and planners.

After journalists swept over the trove of WikiLeaked documents from the Afghan war with a broad-toothed comb, historians and social scientists consider what might be of more lasting value there.

To paraphrase Stalin, one dead body is a fact; a million dead bodies are a point of contention.

It's better to light a single solar-powered streetlight than curse the insurgency.

Slow and steady even in tallying the tragic proves its worth.

Death tolls are a political weapon, and good, generally accepted numbers have proved elusive. As a result, methodology gets as much scrutiny as results.

Harvard professor Samantha Power believes the U.S. can and should reclaim its ability to be a positive force in the world in terms of promoting human rights.