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Sep 8, 2021

Ashford at CSIS: Military Challenges to Future NATO Enlargement

By Atlantic Council

On September 8, Ashford participated in a panel discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies around a new paper on the future of NATO expansion and was appointed a Nonresident Fellow at the Modern War Institute as West Point for the 2021-2022 academic year. “Past NATO expansion helped create a Europe whole, free, […]

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Sep 8, 2021

Ashford in Vox: “I think it’s the rise of China, and more broadly the fact that America is in relative decline … that is where we start hearing some talk of constraints.”

By Atlantic Council

On September 8, Ashford was quoted in a Vox article by Zack Beauchamp on the decline of liberal interventionism. “‘I don’t actually think that the failures of foreign policy in the Middle East alone were enough to catalyze this shift’ against interventionism, says Emma Ashford, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank. ‘I […]

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Sep 4, 2021

Ashford in The Week: The limits of power

By Atlantic Council

On September 4, Emma Ashford was quoted in the editor’s letter for the new edition of The Week, focusing on the Afghan withdrawal. “The U.S. had searing proof of that in Vietnam, but the shock of 9/11 created a national amnesia that the Bush administration exploited in trying to nation-build Afghanistan, and then, more recklessly, […]

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Sep 3, 2021

Ashford in The Guardian: Yesterday’s war: why Raab did not foresee Afghanistan catastrophe

By Atlantic Council

On September 3, Emma Ashford was quoted in The Guardian on the fallout of the Afghan withdrawal. “Not surprisingly, there is now return of fire in the US from the many supporters of Biden’s decision. Emma Ashford, a leading advocate of a new grand strategy of US restraint, said: ‘If this episode pushes America’s European […]

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Sep 2, 2021

Preble on The Ripon Forum: Measuring the Effectiveness of the War on Terror

By Atlantic Council

On September 9, Christopher Preble published an article entitled “Measuring the Effectiveness of the War on Terror,” in the Ripon Society. Preble wrote, “Nearly 20 years after the start of the US war, it is reasonable to wonder whether the entire undertaking was actually essential to defeating terrorists. Tragically, it might actually have made the […]

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Sep 2, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Did anyone win the “global war on terror”?

By Atlantic Council

On September 2, Christopher Preble and co-hosts Melanie Marlowe (CSIS) and Zack Cooper (AEI) discussed Daniel Byman’s “The Good Enough Doctrine: Learning to Live with Terrorism” on the War on the Rocks Net Assessment podcast. They debated on whether political leaders can tolerate some level of risk from terrorism in the same way that we […]

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Aug 31, 2021

Preble in The Washington Times: “They were on the record, less than a year ago in many cases, arguing in favor of withdrawal.”

By Atlantic Council

On August 31, Christopher Preble was quoted in a Washington Times article on the political fallout from President Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, and the risks for those who argue that the US military should have stayed. “It is predictable that Republicans will use this to score points, and if the shoe were on […]

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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 […]

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Aug 24, 2021

Ashford in Foreign Affairs: Strategies of restraint

By Atlantic Council

On August 24, Ashford’s new article on US grand strategy, “Strategies of Restraint,” was published in the Sept/Oct issue of Foreign Affairs Magazine. “A growing chorus of voices are advocating a strategy of restraint—a less activist approach that focuses on diplomatic and economic engagement over military intervention. And they have found a receptive audience. In […]

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Aug 20, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Afghanistan debacle

By Atlantic Council

On August 20, Preble and his co-hosts of the Net Assessment podcast talked about the controversy surrounding the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan. They considered who should bear the blame for the chaos, and the possible impact on US credibility, with friends and adversaries alike, around the world. “Chris, Zack, and Melanie talk about the Biden administration’s […]

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