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Aug 26, 2021

Wechsler joins Voice of America to discuss the future of US counterterrorism in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 26, 2021

Wechsler quoted in Foreign Policy on future terrorism threats to the US

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 26, 2021

Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center experts joined Laluce News to discuss “The future of the relationship between Afghanistan and the West”

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan China

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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

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Aug 26, 2021

Samad quoted in Raw Story on his interview with CNN

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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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.

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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

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Aug 26, 2021

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

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Crisis Management

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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

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