There has been a growing understanding in the US government in recent years about Pakistan's destabilizing role in Afghanistan and its support for terrorist groups, but Washington has failed to force Pakistan to change its policy.

AEI has covered the Iraq conflict from start to finish, as well as the longer war in Afghanistan in the face of a looming 2014 deadline for Afghan security forces to take over.

An accelerated growth plan for Afghan national forces if very likely to allow coalition forces, including American reinforcements, to begin reducing their footprint without compromising their gains.

The Bush administration's policyfailed inNorth Korea.