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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 14, 2021

Alam’s interview with Ahmad Massoud in The Week: As militants close in on Kabul, son of ‘Lion of Panjshir’ says he is open to talks with Taliban

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 14, 2021

Samad joins DW to discuss if the Afghan capital is likely to fall

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Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 13, 2021

Warrick in FOX Carolina on domestic violent extremism

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Thomas S. Warrick remarks on the need to take the domestic violent extremist threat seriously.

Extremism National Security

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Aug 13, 2021

Samad joins TRT World to discuss if the US support for the Afghan government be enough to stop Taliban gains.

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 13, 2021

Wechsler quoted in The Washington Post on the future effectiveness of US intelligence capabilities in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 13, 2021

Wechsler quoted in Axios on the Biden administration’s approach to evacuation in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 13, 2021

Ashford on Crashing the War Party: When the backlash means you’re doing something right

By Atlantic Council

On August 13, Emma Ashford featured on the Crashing the War Party podcast, where she discussed the discourse and disagreements between different schools of foreign policy thinkers. “Kelley and Dan talk this week with Emma Ashford, an expert at the Atlantic Council’s New American Engagement Initiative. Her experience spans the Middle East, Russia, and Europe, and she spends […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 13, 2021

CBDC Tracker and Friedlander testimony cited in CNN Business

By Julia Friedlander

Read the full article here. Explore the CBDC Tracker here.

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

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Aug 13, 2021

Samad quoted in TSF Rádio Notícias: There’s a lot to learn from 20 years of mistakes and there’s no one to blame for Afghansitan

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Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 12, 2021

Alam in Geo News: According to Ahmad Massoud Afghanistan must have strategic partnership with Pakistan

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Afghanistan Crisis Management