US Navy – An excellent overview of the military options available to the US.

• Economist: An alliance of old and new
  

Background – Wargaming – An essay by William Arkin on how recent wargames have helped to define US strategy for how the war on terrorism will proceed.

• Washington Post:
  A New Mindset for Warfare

Background – Afghanistan – An essay on how the Taliban came to power, and how due to their behavior they are no longer appreciated by the average Afghan.

• New Yorker: Across the Divide

Background – Afghanistan – Why all the Taliban’s neighbors in Central Asia are willing to work with the US to see them removed from power.

• Economist: The perpetual vortex