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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 25, 2021

Riaz on DW News discussed how Islamists emboldened by Taliban win will impact the region

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Afghanistan Bangladesh

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Samad quoted on Sports Grind Entertainment discussing that Taliban do not have expertise to handle the Afghan economy.

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Nilofar Sakhi among the “leading Advocates for Women Call on Biden Administration: “Do Not Abandon Afghan Women and Girls.”

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Nilofar Sakhi on USA Today said that “she’s received daily calls from panicked women in tears looking for assistance in fleeing the country.”

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Kamal Alam with OrissaPOST said that US Special envoy Khalilzad pursued a “special agenda” to promote his personal interests.

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Lipner quoted in Forward on Israeli Prime Minister Bennett’s attempt to demonstrate his dedication to the US Jewish community

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Civil Society International Norms

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Sales quoted in Fox News on the Biden administration’s political motives for providing vague information on the US withdrawal in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Kathy Baughman McLeod quoted in The New York Times on the effort to name heatwaves

Heat waves are "quietly, perniciously killing more people than any other climate-driven hazard," says Kathy Baughman McLeod in The New York Times.

Resilience Resilience & Society

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Samad in Financial Times: “How exile changed the Taliban”

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Afghanistan Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Nooruddin quoted in Vegna News: “Joe Biden’s Plan B: What Will US Troops Do If Evacuations In Afghanistan Expand?”

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Afghanistan Democratic Transitions