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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 22, 2021

Sales quoted in The New York Times on Afghanistan’s permissive environment for numerous terrorist groups

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 21, 2021

Samad joins CGTN’s The Heat to discuss the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Crisis Management

In the News

Aug 21, 2021

Manning in Voice of America Korea: “US experts warn North Korea of ​​criticism of Afghanistan, ‘Do not test United States-South Korea alliance'” [translated from Korean]

By Atlantic Council

On August 21, Manning featured in a VOA article about North Korea’s comments on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Manning cautioned that it was too early to know how the withdrawal might impact US relationships with allies in the region. “While the Afghan disaster, eerily similar to Vietnam, is not reassuring to US allies and […]

Afghanistan Korea

In the News

Aug 21, 2021

Katz quoted in Forbes on the Taliban’s anticipated struggles with operating US aircrafts they captured

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 21, 2021

Cooper in Al Jazeera on US military in Afghanistan

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Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Scott Cooper quoted in Al Jazeera on the military response in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 21, 2021

Roberts quoted in The Guardian on Beijing’s new regulation policies aimed at its tech billionaires

On August 21, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in The Guardian that discussed new Chinese regulations across its education and technology industries, whose contributions to China’s economy are far bigger than many of its state-owned firms. Roberts acknowledges that Xi Jinping’s recent moves on the tech sector was foreseen by many, explaining […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Riaz in the Centre for Governance Studies: Four Scenarios of Afghanistan Under the Taliban

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan China

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Nooruddin joins DW to discuss the US, NATO, and the situation in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Alam quoted in CBS News on how climate change helped strengthen the Taliban

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Climate Change & Climate Action

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Samad joins DW to discuss how Afghanistan’s neighbors prefer stability

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan China