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NATO 20/2020

Twenty bold ideas to reimagine the Alliance after the 2020 US election

More than two decades after NATO’s inspired decision to invite former adversaries to join its ranks, the Alliance is in need of equally captivating ideas. The essays in this volume are intended to push the Alliance to think boldly and creatively in the service of recapturing the public’s imagination.

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In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Wechsler joins Voice of America to discuss the future of US counterterrorism in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Wechsler quoted in Foreign Policy on future terrorism threats to the US

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center experts joined Laluce News to discuss “The future of the relationship between Afghanistan and the West”

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Afghanistan China

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Peek in NY Daily News: “The Taliban can play victim now: Why the Kabul airport attack is such a debacle”

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Samad quoted in Raw Story on his interview with CNN

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Samad quoted in Business Insider on the Taliban’s recent takeover

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Ashford in The New York Times: “We assume that because we are very powerful, we can achieve things that are unachievable”

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On August 26, Ashford was quoted in The New York Times on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and its implications for US foreign policy. “There’s no denying America is the most powerful country in the world, but what we’ve seen over and over in recent decades is we cannot turn that into the outcomes we […]

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Nasr joins Bloomberg podcast: “Balance of Power: Troops, Afghans Killed in Kabul Explosions”

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Afghanistan Crisis Management

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Binnendijk in Defense News: Here’s how Biden could mitigate damage done by the Afghan withdrawal

By Hans Binnendijk

Hans Binnendijk and Robert Bell write that the United States must act quickly to mitigate the damage done to America’s global credibility and alliance leadership

Afghanistan Arms Control

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Nilofar Sakhi will join a panel of scholars and experts to discuss the latest development in Afghanistan and “what comes next?”

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Afghanistan Conflict