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New Atlanticist

Aug 17, 2021

The Taliban now controls the Afghan economy. Here’s what that means.

By Alex Zerden

The reality of a strengthened Taliban running the Afghan government creates substantial and imminent economic policy challenges for the United States and the international community.

Afghanistan
Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Aug 17, 2021

Vietnam’s lessons for the Afghanistan failure: Don’t count out US leadership just yet

By Daniel Fried

What will the debacle in Afghanistan mean for US strategy in the world and for its friends and allies who are watching all of this with dismay? For that question, the answer may lie in the consequences of US failure in Vietnam.

Afghanistan
Conflict

New Atlanticist

Aug 15, 2021

Haiti needs the world’s help. Now.

By Jason Marczak, Wazim Mowla

The world must learn from the mistakes of the past: funding failing to reach Haiti, subpar coordination with the Haitian people, and a relief effort that generated dependence on the international relief community.

Caribbean
Democratic Transitions

New Atlanticist

Aug 15, 2021

How the Taliban did it: Inside the ‘operational art’ of its military victory

By Benjamin Jensen

The Taliban of 2021 is not the same as the Taliban of the 1990s. This Taliban is now adept at integrating military and non-military instruments of power in pursuit of its political objectives.

Afghanistan
Conflict

Fast Thinking

Aug 15, 2021

FAST THINKING: What you need to know about the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

What can the United States possibly do now to manage the fallout? How will all this reshape America’s global standing? Our experts penetrate the fog of war.

Afghanistan
Conflict

Experts react

Aug 15, 2021

Experts react: The Taliban has taken Kabul. Now what?

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts, many of whom have spent many years in the trenches on Afghanistan policy, weigh in on the fall of Kabul.

Afghanistan
Conflict

Fast Thinking

Aug 13, 2021

FAST THINKING: The Taliban take three major cities. Is Kabul next?

By Atlantic Council

Is the fall of Kabul inevitable? Will terrorists enjoy a safe haven once again? Our Afghanistan experts are here to chart the endgame.

Conflict
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2021

Experts react: How far will Poland push away its friends?

By Atlantic Council

Poland's move against a critical television network fits into a pattern of criticized behavior by a one-time showcase of post-communist recovery.

Central Europe
Democratic Transitions

Fast Thinking

Aug 12, 2021

FAST THINKING: What will a post-American Afghanistan look like?

By Irfan Nooruddin, William F. Wechsler

On this episode of Fast Thinking, Atlantic Council experts Irfan Nooruddin and Will Wechsler discuss how the United States can continue to support the Afghan government, break down three possible scenarios for what Afghanistan's plight could mean for the future of counterterrorism, and explain how regional players will shape the country's future.

Afghanistan
Conflict

New Atlanticist

Aug 11, 2021

Three paths for counterterrorism after the Afghanistan withdrawal

By William F. Wechsler

As US forces withdraw from the country twenty years after 9/11, it is yet again terrorism—or a lack thereof—that could determine how President Joe Biden’s Afghanistan policy is remembered.

Afghanistan
Conflict