Articles by Brian Katulis

• How to Make the Afghanistan War a “Just War”, November 19, 2009
• Will the U.N.’s Withdrawal Cancel Out the U.S.’s Civilian Surge?, November 9, 2009
• Using U.S. Leverage to Strengthen Afghan Governance, November 2, 2009
• Advancing Sustainable Security in South Asia, October 28, 2009
• Targeting Our 9/11 Enemies, September 23, 2009
• The Imperfect Election Was the Easy Part ... , September 9, 2009
• Avoid the Rush to Judgment in the Afghan Election, August 24, 2009
• Slideshow: Afghanistan Heads to the Ballot Box, August 19, 2009
• Watching the Afghan Elections, August 19, 2009
• Withdrawing from Iraq: Schedules, Risks, and Mitigating Strategies, August 17, 2009
• Five Things to Watch Around Afghan Elections, August 17, 2009
• The Narrowing Window in the Middle East, August 11, 2009
• Learning to Listen in Iraq, July 22, 2009
• Understanding the Terrorist Threat, July 21, 2009
• Window of Opportunity for a Two-State Solution, July 15, 2009
• Rethinking “Advising and Training” in Iraq , July 14, 2009
• Ask the Expert: Mitchell Goes Back to Israel and Palestine, July 13, 2009
• After Redeployment from Iraqi Cities , June 30, 2009
• Middle East Conflict and Israel’s Neighborhood, June 29, 2009
• The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Difficult and Changing Landscape, June 25, 2009
• Obama in Egypt: A Vision for Democracy Promotion, June 3, 2009
• Meeting the Challenges in Pakistan, May 27, 2009
• The Missing Piece in the Pakistan Puzzle, May 7, 2009
• More Money and Counterinsurgency Training Alone Aren’t the Answer in Pakistan, May 1, 2009
• First Impressions from Pakistan, April 27, 2009
• Talking Turkey , April 3, 2009
• The Next Likely Step for Terror Networks Is More Attacks in the Heart of Pakistan, March 31, 2009
• A Standoff in Central Baghdad, March 30, 2009
• Pakistan Requires a Sustainable Security Strategy, March 30, 2009
• Gulf States Essential for an Integrated Regional Strategy, March 19, 2009
• Blogging a Trip to the Arab Gulf, March 16, 2009
• Analysis from a Trip to the Arab Gulf, March 16, 2009
• Constitutionalism Abroad: How Do We Actually Do This?, February 24, 2009
• Democracy Promotion in the Middle East and the Obama Administration, February 18, 2009
• Managing the Transition in U.S. Policy, February 5, 2009
• Operation Safe Haven Iraq 2009, January 12, 2009
• The Neglected Alliance, December 8, 2008
• The Case for Keeping Gates, December 1, 2008
• Partnership for Progress, November 17, 2008
• Dealing with Iraq, October 21, 2008
• The Case for Keeping Gates, October 14, 2008
• New Provincial Election Law Passes in Iraq, September 26, 2008
• Iraq's Political Transition Not Meeting Benchmarks, September 25, 2008
• A New Policy Toward Pakistan, September 24, 2008
• A New Policy Toward Pakistan, September 24, 2008
• Victory in Iraq Declared, Not Achieved, September 10, 2008
• Iraq’s Political Transition After the Surge, September 10, 2008
• Standoff in Khanaqin, August 29, 2008
• America's Post-Musharraf Policy, August 21, 2008
• Musharraf’s Resignation Creates an Opening for U.S. Policy, August 18, 2008
• Iraq: Critically Assessing the Conditional Engagement Strategy, August 6, 2008
• Why Turkey Made the Right Decision, August 1, 2008
• Crisis in Waiting, July 30, 2008
• Bush Meets With Pakistan's Leader, July 28, 2008
• The Kirkuk Impasse, July 28, 2008
• The Prosperity Agenda, July 23, 2008
• Our Work Doesn't End with the Surge, June 27, 2008
• The Country Most Likely to Trigger 3 a.m. Calls, June 26, 2008
• International Affairs Forum Interview with Brian Katulis, June 25, 2008
• America’s Dangerous Blind Spot in the Middle East, May 30, 2008
• The United States Can Do More for Iraqi Refugees, April 30, 2008
• Dealing with Militants, April 29, 2008
• Transforming U.S. Policy Toward Pakistan, April 16, 2008
• Strategic confusion, April 11, 2008
• Hazy Iraq Benchmarks: Political Success Requires Implementation, April 8, 2008
• How Does This End?, April 2, 2008
• Resurging Iraqi Violence: Shi’a Civil War Only One of Many, March 26, 2008
• U.S. must end support for new Sunni militias, March 21, 2008
• Strategic Redeployment and Reset: A New Policy for Iraq, March 18, 2008
• Iraq Invasion Anniversary Countdown: Conservatives Jump the Gun, Again, March 17, 2008
• The Collapsing Myth of the Surge, February 28, 2008
• Pakistan’s Enduring Challenges: Threats to U.S. Security Remain, February 22, 2008
• Pakistan: The Next Steps, February 20, 2008
• Election May Lead to Change in U.S. Pakistan Policy, February 19, 2008
• Turning a Corner: Pakistan Elections Offer Promise, February 19, 2008
• Pakistan's Leap of Faith, February 19, 2008
• Elections Aren’t Everything: Post-Election Uncertainty in Pakistan Is Assured, February 14, 2008
• Awakening to New Dangers in Iraq, February 13, 2008
• Clock Ticks on Two Time Bombs: Attacks in Iraq Raise Questions about Surge, January 24, 2008
• After the Surge: U.S. Army Chief of Staff Casey Is Right to Be Worried, January 17, 2008
• Our Ally in Islamabad, January 14, 2008
• Our Pakistan Problem: Turmoil Requires a Shift in U.S. Policy, January 11, 2008
• Four Ticking Time Bombs, January 10, 2008
• Getting Pakistan Right: Postponed Elections Are an Opportunity, January 3, 2008
• Democracy Sidetracked Again, December 28, 2007
• Pakistan Front and Center: Bhutto Assassination Adds to Crisis, December 27, 2007
• Air of uncertainty, December 27, 2007
• Tricks of the Trade, December 17, 2007
• The Pakistan Challenge: The United States Cannot Fail Here, December 14, 2007
• Middle East, December 11, 2007
• Making Annapolis Work: Middle East Summit Requires Follow Up, November 26, 2007
• Strategic Drift, November 15, 2007
• Have we turned the corner in Iraq?, November 12, 2007
• Iraq Summit Strategies: Ministerial Meeting in Istanbul Requires Tangible Outcomes, November 2, 2007
• Strategic Drift in Iraq, October 31, 2007
• Ten Questions for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the Middle East, October 23, 2007
• President Bush Is Up to His Old Tricks Again on Iraq Funding, October 23, 2007
• Tensions Peak in Northern Iraq, October 17, 2007
• Asking for Help on Iraq Reconstruction, September 24, 2007
• The Future of Iraq, September 14, 2007
• Much Ado About Nothing: Previewing Bush and Cheney Speeches on Iraq, September 13, 2007
• How to View the Report on the Surge, September 8, 2007
• Another Surge, This Time in Middle East Diplomacy, September 7, 2007
• Key Questions on the White House Report and Petraeus-Crocker Testimony, September 7, 2007
• Deploying All Diplomatic Hands to Break Iraq’s Political Deadlock, August 20, 2007
• Diplomatic Surge for Iraq, But New Steps Require Credible Redeployment Plan for U.S. Forces, August 9, 2007
• Amnesty for Insurgents Signals Failure of Escalation Strategy, July 20, 2007
• Sweeping Change Needed, Not More Tinkering, July 16, 2007
• Iraq Study Group’s Recommendations Overtaken by Events in Iraq, July 11, 2007
• Make a Pullout from Iraq Part of U.S. Strategic Reset, July 11, 2007
• Bush’s Talk in Cleveland: Don’t Believe the Head Fake, July 10, 2007
• Motivating Iraq's Neighbors to the Table, July 9, 2007
• For Iraq's Neighbors, the Gift of Fear, July 6, 2007
• Iraq Four Years Later: From “Bring ‘Em On” to Bait and Switch, July 2, 2007
• Four Months into the Iraq Escalation: America Mired in Iraq’s Violent Power Struggles, June 27, 2007
• Strategic Reset, June 25, 2007
• Averting a Deeper Crisis in the Middle East, June 15, 2007
• Killing the Patient: Iraq’s Security Forces are Part of the Problem, June 11, 2007
• U.S. Must Lead for Middle East Progress, May 28, 2007
• Need for Active U.S. Role in Middle East, May 21, 2007
• New Aims, Not Blame, for Iraq, March 26, 2007
• National Security Above All in Iraq Debate, March 14, 2007
• Think Local, Act Regional: Iraq’s Conflicts Require Forceful but Targeted Diplomacy, March 9, 2007
• Real Threat to Christianity Drags on in Iraq, March 7, 2007
• A New Way Forward in Iraq, February 26, 2007
• Resolution Time, February 12, 2007
• Stop the Surge: Escalating the War in Iraq is Wrong, January 11, 2007
• U.S. must resist 'military surge' and push for 'diplomatic surge', January 4, 2007
• The Critical Choice in Iraq, December 27, 2006
• Highlight: Strategic Redeployment, November 8, 2006
• What’s Really Scary: Staying the Course Boosts Terrorism, October 31, 2006
• Meet the New Iraq Plan, Same as the Old Iraq Plan, October 25, 2006
• Progress in Iraq, October 24, 2006
• Twenty Questions on Iraq, September 13, 2006
• Changing Direction in Iraq: The Case for Redeployment, June 20, 2006
• Striking the Right Balance in Iraq, May 5, 2006
• Strategic Redeployment 2.0, May 1, 2006
• All, March 27, 2006
• America in Iraq Three Years Later, March 19, 2006
• America's Unfinished Debate on Iraq, January 30, 2006
• Memo to the Community on Iraq, December 15, 2005
• Memo to the Community on Iraq and the War on Terror, December 6, 2005
• Strategic Redeployment, September 29, 2005
• Strategic Redeployment, September 29, 2005
• Three Keys to the Cowed Arab Media, May 24, 2005
• Use Free Trade Agreements to Fight Corruption and Promote Democracy, March 16, 2004