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A Failure to Plan: Examining the Biden Administration’s Preparation for the Afghanistan Withdrawal
Congressional Testimony
Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam. One failure is a horrible accident; two failures are a tragic coincidence; three failures are a disturbing trend that shows the U.S. government...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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To Help Afghanistan, Engage Its Political Opposition
Commentary
The effort to help Afghans shape a better alternative should begin now....
By Richard Fontaine & Lisa Curtis
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International Community Must Do More to Protect Human Rights in Afghanistan
Commentary
Human rights in Afghanistan, especially those of women and girls, have deteriorated sharply during the first year of Taliban rule. The very real prospect of losing a generatio...
By Lisa Curtis, Annie Pforzheimer & Jan Mohammad Jahid
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Time to Get Tough on the Taliban
Commentary
As Washington reduces its diplomatic engagement with the Taliban, it should also focus on finding creative ways to support Afghan civil society...
By Lisa Curtis & Nader Nadery
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Reflecting on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, one year later
Video
A year ago today, U.S. troops withdrew from Kabul and Afghans scrambled to escape as the Taliban took control. Retired U.S. Army Colonel Chris Kolenda joins CBS News to discus...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Why No One Was in Charge in Afghanistan
Commentary
On the first anniversary of the meltdown of Afghanistan, one of the best ways for the United States to respect the service and sacrifice of Americans and Afghans is to learn f...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Sharper: Middle East
Commentary
President Biden’s recent Middle East tour was vital in presenting U.S. foreign policy in the region. Other geopolitical developments including the killing of al Qaeda leader A...
By Anna Pederson, John O'Malley & Arona Baigal
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Richard Fontaine discusses Pelosi trip to Taiwan
Video
Richard Fontaine joins BBC World News to discuss U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Taiwan amid tensions with China. Watch the full interview from BBC....
By Richard Fontaine
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The World Is Still Failing Afghan Women
Commentary
The contrast between the bravery of these Afghan women and the slinking cowardice of the international community could not be starker....
By Kelley Eckels Currie & Amy K. Mitchell
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Sharper: The Authoritarianism Challenge
Commentary
Autocratic leadership is on the rise globally. Even in democratic nations, leaders are eroding checks on their power and weakening institutions. The use of illiberal technolog...
By Anna Pederson
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The US can aid Afghans without boosting the Taliban
Commentary
The Biden administration should help alleviate Afghan suffering while preserving a degree of leverage with the Taliban on both human rights and terrorism concerns...
By Richard Fontaine & Lisa Curtis
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Albania Takes the Lead in Saving Afghan Refugees
Commentary
Rather than attempting to conceal or play down this influx of foreigners, Albania’s leaders have embraced them with national pride....
By Vance Serchuk
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Facing a Humanitarian Crisis and Renewed Terror Threat in Afghanistan
Podcast
Financial Crime Matters talks with Alex Zerden about his time as Treasury attaché at the United States Embassy in Kabul, the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and t...
By Alex Zerden
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Lessons From Iraq, Afghanistan: Why The U.S. Got It So Wrong
Video
Retired U.S. Army colonel Christopher D. Kolenda in conversation with StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale about his just launched book ‘Zero-Sum Victory: What We...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Economic Crisis in Afghanistan
Podcast
Alex Zerden, founder and principal of Capitol Peak Strategies discusses the economic crisis in Afghanistan. He spoke with Bloomberg's David Westin. Listen to the full convers...
By Alex Zerden
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Dealing with Afghanistan Under the Taliban
Video
CEO of the Center for a New American Security Richard Fontaine shares his take on the future of Afghanistan under the Taliban with NHK-World Japan.Watch the full conversation ...
By Richard Fontaine
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How America Should Deal With the Taliban
Commentary
As the United States ends its mission in Afghanistan, U.S. policymakers have already begun to reckon with American military failures over 20 years of fighting. But the war’s d...
By Lisa Curtis
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Some United States aid to Afghanistan should be conditional, says national security expert
Video
Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, former deputy assistant to the president on the Nationa...
By Lisa Curtis
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Micheal Herson & Lisa Curtis, The Hill, Lessons since 9-11, The Biden Doctrine
Podcast
Lisa Curtis, the director of the Indo-Pacific security program at the Center for a New American Security discusses the Biden doctrine, working with the Taliban to advance US i...
By Lisa Curtis
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Sharper: Afghanistan 20 Years Later
Commentary
The chaotic end to the war in Afghanistan bookends two decades in which America changed irrevocably. Thousands of soldiers experienced dual wars, and multiple generations of v...
By Anna Pederson & Sydney Simon
