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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 20, 2021

Samad quoted in The Guam Daily Post on how Afghanistan’s Ghani went from president to villain in hiding

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Aug 20, 2021

Katz in The Hill: “After the fall of Kabul, will there be more Islamist revolutions?”

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Aug 20, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Afghanistan debacle

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On August 20, Preble and his co-hosts of the Net Assessment podcast talked about the controversy surrounding the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan. They considered who should bear the blame for the chaos, and the possible impact on US credibility, with friends and adversaries alike, around the world. “Chris, Zack, and Melanie talk about the Biden administration’s […]

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Aug 20, 2021

Nasr quoted in Khaleej Times on how his book flashbacks to General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s prediction on Afghan war

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Aug 20, 2021

Ashford in The Washington Post: Buried doubts and public deceptions in the Afghan war

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On August 20, Emma Ashford authored a review of Craig Whitlock’s new book, The Afghanistan Papers, which was featured on the front page of The Washington Post’s Sunday Outlook section. “By placing these events in a chronological narrative, and by juxtaposing the newly available private documents with public statements, Whitlock shows just how early in […]

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Aug 20, 2021

Samad quoted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on how Ghani went from president to villain in Afghanistan

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Aug 20, 2021

Samad quoted in Vice on the growing resistance movement in Afghanistan

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Aug 20, 2021

Chaudhary joins CNN to discuss Biden’s interview on Afghanistan

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Aug 19, 2021

Alam quoted in Daily Sabah: The fall of Kabul and the road ahead

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Aug 19, 2021

Samad quoted in Livemint: How Afghanistan’s Ashraf Ghani went from President to Villain in Hiding

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