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Aug 26, 2021

Peek in NY Daily News: “The Taliban can play victim now: Why the Kabul airport attack is such a debacle”

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Samad quoted in Raw Story on his interview with CNN

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Samad quoted in Business Insider on the Taliban’s recent takeover

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

Issue Brief

Aug 26, 2021

Countering ransomware: Lessons from aircraft hijacking

By Simon Handler, Emma Schroeder, Frances Schroeder, and Trey Herr

Ransomware has plagued organizations for more than a decade, but the last three years have experienced a surge in both the number of incidents and the ransoms demanded. To more effectively counter ransomware, the US government should develop a strategy that draws on lessons learned from addressing a surge in aircraft hijackings through the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Cybersecurity Terrorism

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Ashford in The New York Times: “We assume that because we are very powerful, we can achieve things that are unachievable”

By Atlantic Council

On August 26, Ashford was quoted in The New York Times on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and its implications for US foreign policy. “There’s no denying America is the most powerful country in the world, but what we’ve seen over and over in recent decades is we cannot turn that into the outcomes we […]

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Nasr joins Bloomberg podcast: “Balance of Power: Troops, Afghans Killed in Kabul Explosions”

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Crisis Management

In the News

Aug 26, 2021

Binnendijk in Defense News: Here’s how Biden could mitigate damage done by the Afghan withdrawal

By Hans Binnendijk

Hans Binnendijk and Robert Bell write that the United States must act quickly to mitigate the damage done to America’s global credibility and alliance leadership

Afghanistan Arms Control

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

Nilofar Sakhi will join a panel of scholars and experts to discuss the latest development in Afghanistan and “what comes next?”

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 25, 2021

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

By Atlantic Council

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.

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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