Uzbekistani experts do not anticipate that NATO can defeat the Taliban insurgency.
Airpower and Special Forces are crucial to the transition in Afghanistan.
From the perspective of many in Europe, the rise of China has transformed the embargo from a symbolic gesture into a genuine trade impediment.
Russian experts are worried about the future state of Russian nuclear weapons without full-scale nuclear detonations.
Azerbaijan has been a key ally for the US in the region.
The importance of Alaska for the United States will go up dramatically over time as the Arctic and its resources become ever more within reach.
There can not be an Afghan transition strategy without a strategy towards Pakistan.
The latest Second Line of Defense publication examines the evolving role of air mobility.