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Sep 27, 2021

Preble on The McGill International Review: The Limitations on the US’s Military Intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq

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On September 27, Christopher Preble joined host Joey Spada of MIR’s Review Radio to discuss the limits of US military intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan. They evaluated whether the wars were a failure of execution or originated from misguided assumptions about the role of military force. More about our expert

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Sep 24, 2021

Preble in the Washington Examiner: The US drone program has psychological costs

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On September 21, Christopher Preble was quoted in a Washington Examiner article on lawmakers reactions to the 10 civilian deaths caused by a US drone strike on August 29 in Kabul. “There’s obviously cost paid by the people on the ground,” Preble said. “And there’s a psychological effect on the American servicemen and women who […]

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Sep 16, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: A Tale of Two Biden Doctrines

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On September 16, Christopher Preble debated whether there is a “Biden doctrine” and if so, what exactly it is, with co-hosts Melanie Marlowe (CSIS) and Zack Cooper (AEI) on the War on the Rocks Net Assessment podcast. They identified two separate threads in Biden’s thinking and that of his team — one idealist vision for […]

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Sep 11, 2021

Ashford on the Diplomatic Immunity podcast: Strategies of Competition and Restraint with Emma Ashford and Charles Edel

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On September 11, Emma Ashford joined the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University’s Diplomatic Immunity podcast with Director of Programs and Research Kelly McFarland and the Wilson Center’s Charles Edel. They discussed strategies of competition and restraint, and US foreign policy relations with China and Russia. “Season 3, Episode 2: ISD Director […]

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Sep 10, 2021

Preble on Reason: Could the CIA and FBI Have Stopped 9/11?

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On September 10, Christopher Preble published on Reason an article entitled “Could the CIA and FBI Have Stopped 9/11?”. “Given this long history, and given the ample evidence that Al Qaeda posed a threat to Americans, Washington’s failure to stop the attacks has been a source of considerable attention and consternation. As with so much […]

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Sep 10, 2021

Roberts in Nikkei Asia on Beijing’s recent crackdown on private businesses and its implications for China’s economic future

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On September 10, 2021, Nikkei Asia published an op-ed by Asia Security Initiative senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts titled, “Lacking a better game plan, Beijing will pick off more industries.” The article explores Beijing’s “squeeze” on technology sectors and highlights China’s growing economic vulnerabilities. Roberts argues that “this is bad news for Beijing’s plan to […]

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Sep 10, 2021

Ashford in Defense Priorities: Lessons from Afghanistan

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On September 10, Ashford contributed to a Defense Priorities Symposium on the lessons from the war in Afghanistan. “Defense Priorities organized this symposium to stimulate thinking about the most important lesson U.S. strategists and decisionmakers should take away from America’s longest war. Below are responses from scholars and experts who—unlike the architects and proponents of […]

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Sep 10, 2021

Ashford on the Left, Right, and Center podcast: Require to required

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On September 10, Ashford was a guest on KCRW’s Left, Right, and Center, examining the travel ban and the Biden administration’s relationship with Europe. They discussed whether the the relationship has changed after President Trump and why European leaders are still frustrated. “Our relationship with Europe was supposed to be warmer with President Trump out […]

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Sep 10, 2021

Ashford in Politico: Defense Priorities’ symposium on lessons from Afghanistan

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On September 10, Politico featured in its National Security Daily newsletter a Defense Priorities’s symposium on the lessons from the war in Afghanistan to which Emma Ashford contributed to. “FIRST IN NATSEC DAILY — AFGHANISTAN LESSONS LEARNED: The pro-restraint Defense Priorities think tank will post an expert symposium of lessons from the war in Afghanistan […]

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Sep 9, 2021

Ashford on the Pop & Locke podcast: The Hurt Locker and the legacies of the war on terror

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On September 9, Emma Ashford joined Natalie Dowzicky, Landry Ayres, and Eric Gomez on the Pop and Locke podcast to discuss the movie “The Hurt Locker,” and the legacies of the war on terror. They discussed whether the movie is an accurate depiction of the experiences of service members during the Iraq War and how […]

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