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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

Samad quoted in Yahoo News on the Taliban’s recent takeover

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 24, 2021

Schuman in The Atlantic: An ‘early test case’ for a China-led world

By Atlantic Council

On August 24, 2021, Michael Schuman published a story in The Atlantic, explaining that “how Beijing handles relations with Kabul—whether it can forge economic ties with the Taliban, how much political and diplomatic sway it seeks, and, most crucial, if it can use its leverage to influence the new regime—could offer a window into how […]

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 24, 2021

Nooruddin quoted in Al-Jazeera Balkans: “German general: Rising risk of ISIL suicide attacks.”

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 24, 2021

Warrick quoted in CBS News on humanitarian parole

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 24, 2021

Warrick in POLITICO on Afghan data security

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Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Thomas S. Warrick speaks to POLITICO on Afghan data in the hands of the Taliban.

Afghanistan Crisis Management

In the News

Aug 24, 2021

Cunningham quoted in Bangor Daily News on the situation in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 24, 2021

Cunningham quoted in the Australian on the US exit from Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 24, 2021

Duclos in Instituto Montaigne: “The Fall of Kabul and the Weight of Western Defeat”

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Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 24, 2021

Brahimi quoted in Foreign Affairs on the viability of the two-state solution

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Human Rights Israel

In the News

Aug 24, 2021

Lipner quoted in Foreign Affairs on the viability of the two-state solution

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Conflict Crisis Management