Caroline Wadhams
Senior Fellow
Caroline Wadhams is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. She focuses on Afghanistan, Pakistan, terrorism issues, and U.S. national security.
Prior to American Progress, she served as a legislative assistant on foreign policy issues for Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI). Wadhams also worked at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C. as an assistant director and in New York as a research associate on national security issues.
Her overseas experience includes work with the International Rescue Committee in Sierra Leone and two years in Ecuador and Chile. She served as a U.S. election observer in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections in September 2010 and in Pakistan's parliamentary elections in February 2008. She is a 2005 Manfred Wörner Fellow with the German Marshall Fund and a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.
She received a master's degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Wadhams has been a guest analyst with numerous international, national, and local news outlets.
Articles by Caroline Wadhams
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Afghanistan Transition,
May 17, 2012
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Setting the Terms for a Long-Term U.S.-Afghanistan Partnership,
May 2, 2012
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U.S. Should Preserve Gains and Prevent Further Bloodshed,
March 16, 2012
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Absorbing the Latest Afghan Tragedy,
March 13, 2012
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Time for Afghan Political Settlement Talks,
March 1, 2012
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The Big Loser at Bonn Will Be Pakistan,
December 3, 2011
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Milestones for Transition in Afghanistan 2012–2014,
December 2, 2011
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What Former Afghan Leader Rabbani Knew About Pakistan and Peace,
October 3, 2011
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How to Prepare Afghanistan for U.S. Withdrawal,
August 22, 2011
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The Need for a Political and Economic Transition Strategy in Afghanistan,
August 22, 2011
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The Limits of U.S. Assistance to Pakistan,
July 18, 2011
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We Need to Clarify Why We're in Afghanistan,
June 24, 2011
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After Turkey’s June Elections,
June 23, 2011
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Unanswered Questions in Obama's Afghanistan Policy,
June 23, 2011
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Five Questions President Obama Should Answer in His Afghanistan Announcement (But Probably Won’t),
June 21, 2011
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Decision Time in Afghanistan,
June 13, 2011
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Negotiating Afghanistan's Future,
June 2, 2011
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A Chance for America and Pakistan to Enhance Coordination to Fight Common Threats,
May 4, 2011
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After bin Laden,
May 3, 2011
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Good Governance Above All: Learning Egypt’s Lessons in Afghanistan,
February 17, 2011
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Outlining a Strategy for Peace: Assessing the Situation in Afghanistan,
January 21, 2011
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Afghanistan One Year Later: Tactical Success Without Strategic Progress,
December 16, 2010
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Realignment: Managing a Stable Transition to Afghan Responsibility,
November 23, 2010
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Afghanistan's Government Needs Reform,
October 22, 2010
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Slideshow: Afghanistan's Parliamentary Elections,
October 6, 2010
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Afghanistan Heads Back to the Polls ,
October 6, 2010
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Amid Broader Political Crisis, Afghan Elections Will Resolve Little,
September 17, 2010
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Perspectives on Afghanistan's Parliamentary Elections,
September 17, 2010
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Why We Should Keep to the July 2011 Timeline in Afghanistan,
September 8, 2010
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WikiLeaks Should Push Clarity on U.S. Strategy ,
July 26, 2010
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Keeping Karzai's Feet to the Fire,
July 21, 2010
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What the International Community Should Focus on at the Kabul Conference,
July 14, 2010
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Afghanistan's Fluffy Peace Jirga,
June 4, 2010
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Assessing Peace Prospects in Afghanistan,
June 2, 2010
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Perceptions of Security in the Arab Gulf Region ,
May 19, 2010
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Governance in Afghanistan,
May 11, 2010
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Progress in Pakistan,
March 24, 2010
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There’s No Success Without Political Progress,
February 26, 2010
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The Urgency of the Moment,
January 27, 2010
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Concerns About the Civilian Strategy in Afghanistan,
December 2, 2009
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Lingering Questions for the President ,
December 2, 2009
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Ask the Expert: Making it Work in Afghanistan,
December 2, 2009
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Statement on President Obama’s Address to the Nation on Afghanistan,
December 2, 2009
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Statement on Obama's Upcoming Decision on Afghanistan,
November 25, 2009
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Our Faustian Bargains in Afghanistan,
October 28, 2009
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Keep Pushing Effective Governance in Afghanistan,
October 21, 2009
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Don't Put All the Security Eggs in the Al Qaeda Basket,
October 15, 2009
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The Wrong Question,
September 28, 2009
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Watching the Afghan Elections,
August 19, 2009
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Interactive Map: Leaders of Pakistan's Militant Groups,
July 22, 2009
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Faces of Pakistan's Militant Leaders,
July 22, 2009
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Slideshow: Pakistan's Internally Displaced People,
June 19, 2009
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Interactive Map: Fighting Pushes Pakistanis from Their Homes and Threatens Further Instability,
June 19, 2009
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Sustainable Security in Afghanistan,
March 24, 2009
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Partnership for Progress,
November 17, 2008
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A “Downward Spiral” in Afghanistan,
October 9, 2008
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The Perils in Pakistan,
September 23, 2008
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Seven Years After 9/11,
September 11, 2008
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Musharraf’s Resignation Creates an Opening for U.S. Policy,
August 18, 2008
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Alarm Bells in Afghanistan,
July 4, 2008
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Afghanistan Needs More Than Money,
June 11, 2008
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What to Do About the Terrorist Safe Haven in Pakistan,
May 5, 2008
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Another Clear Warning: State Department Report Shows Alarming Trend,
May 2, 2008
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We Need a Plan for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas,
April 23, 2008
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The NATO Summit in Bucharest,
April 2, 2008
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Pakistani Voters Are Not Yet on the Same Page with U.S. Policymakers,
March 4, 2008
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An Inside Look at Pakistan,
February 28, 2008
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Time to Change Course,
February 25, 2008
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Pakistan’s Enduring Challenges: Threats to U.S. Security Remain,
February 22, 2008
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Pakistan: The Next Steps,
February 20, 2008
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Turning a Corner: Pakistan Elections Offer Promise,
February 19, 2008
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Afghanistan Is Not Iraq,
February 19, 2008
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Elections Aren’t Everything: Post-Election Uncertainty in Pakistan Is Assured,
February 14, 2008
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U.S. tinkering in Afghanistan,
January 27, 2008
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Our Pakistan Problem: Turmoil Requires a Shift in U.S. Policy,
January 11, 2008
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The NATO Divide: Why the United States and NATO Aren't on the Same Page in Afghanistan,
December 27, 2007
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Six Questions for Secretary Gates,
December 10, 2007
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The Forgotten Front,
November 6, 2007
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The Forgotten Mission in Afghanistan Can Succeed. Here's How.,
October 5, 2007
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The Abandoned Front in the War on Terrorism,
September 10, 2007
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Toward A Stable Afghanistan: Economic Aid Long Overdue,
June 6, 2007
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Afghanistan Needs Oversight,
March 26, 2007
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The Crisis in Afghanistan Deepens,
February 12, 2007
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Harboring Terrorists,
January 18, 2007
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Renewing America’s Commitment in Afghanistan,
November 28, 2006
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Afghanistan Five Years On: No Time to Celebrate,
October 6, 2006
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A Critique of the Bush Administration’s National Security Strategy,
June 1, 2006
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Army Equipment After Iraq,
April 25, 2006
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A Progressive Quadrennial Defense Review,
January 24, 2006
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Fact Versus Fantasy in Iraq,
October 26, 2005
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Afghanistan: Four Years After the Invasion,
October 4, 2005
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Afghanistan: Four Years After the Invasion,
October 4, 2005
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US Should Set Example on Limiting Arms Exports,
March 27, 2005
