FAST THINKING: What will a post-American Afghanistan look like?

MENASource Aug 25, 2024

After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

By David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.
Conflict Israel
FAST THINKING: What will a post-American Afghanistan look like?

New Atlanticist Aug 21, 2024

How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

By Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
Conflict Defense Policy
FAST THINKING: What will a post-American Afghanistan look like?

UkraineAlert Aug 21, 2024

Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

By Peter Dickinson

Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.
Conflict Defense Policy

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Fast Thinking

Aug 12, 2021

FAST THINKING: What will a post-American Afghanistan look like?

By Irfan Nooruddin, William F. Wechsler

On this episode of Fast Thinking, Atlantic Council experts Irfan Nooruddin and Will Wechsler discuss how the United States can continue to support the Afghan government, break down three possible scenarios for what Afghanistan's plight could mean for the future of counterterrorism, and explain how regional players will shape the country's future.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 12, 2021

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

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Crisis Management

UkraineAlert

Aug 12, 2021

Ukraine must do more to protect civilians living close to the conflict contact line

By Beatrice Godefroy, Suleiman Mamutov

With little hope of a breakthrough towards peace in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian authorities must focus their attention on protecting civilians caught up in the ongoing conflict.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Aug 12, 2021

Nasr quoted in The Guardian: US deserves big share of blame for Afghanistan military disaster

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 12, 2021

Slavin quoted in Al Jazeera Arabic on negotiations of the Iran nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Arms Control

In the News

Aug 12, 2021

Garlauskas participates in Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center workshop report on “A Policy of Public Diplomacy with North Korea”

On August 12, Markus Garlauskas presented remarks and answered questions at a panel discussion hosted virtually by Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The event was organized to launch a new Belfer workshop report to which Garlauskas contributed, “A Policy of Public Diplomacy with North Korea: A Principled and Pragmatic Approach to […]

Arms Control Indo-Pacific

UkraineAlert

Aug 12, 2021

Countering Putin’s passport policies in Ukraine

By Vitaliy Nabukhotny

Moscow has weaponized the distribution of Russian passports as part of its hybrid campaign to undermine Ukrainian sovereignty. How should Ukraine and the international community fight back?

Conflict Non-Traditional Threats

In the News

Aug 12, 2021

Samad quoted in Stars and Stripes: Taliban unlikely to support keeping US counterterrorism in Afghanistan, analysts say

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

Britain Debrief

Aug 12, 2021

#BritainDebrief – The collapse of American Afghanistan and the view from Kabul: A debrief from Bruno Maçães

By Ben Judah

For this #BritainDebrief, author Bruno Maçães speaks with Ben Judah to discuss the Taliban's sweep across Afghanistan and what it reveals about Europe's foreign policy.

Afghanistan Conflict

New Atlanticist

Aug 11, 2021

Three paths for counterterrorism after the Afghanistan withdrawal

By William F. Wechsler

As US forces withdraw from the country twenty years after 9/11, it is yet again terrorism—or a lack thereof—that could determine how President Joe Biden’s Afghanistan policy is remembered.

Afghanistan Conflict
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Trevor H. Rudolph

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Cybersecurity Europe & Eurasia

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Alan Pino

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Intelligence Iran

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David H. Young

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Afghanistan Conflict

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Amir Asmar

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

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Marek Magierowski

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Laura Updegrove

Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoStrategy Initiative

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Russia’s war in Ukraine: Where are negotiations today?
Conflict Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
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Belgium’s defense minister on Europe’s evolving security landscape
Europe & Eurasia NATO Security & Defense Western Europe
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General John Raymond on national security and the future of space commerce

An #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Raymond, who served as the first chief of space operations of the US Space Force, talks about maintaining the US military edge as the space domain becomes increasingly contested and congested.

Space Space Security Technology & Innovation United States and Canada
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