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Aug 20, 2021

Jensen quoted in the New York Times on the Taliban and social media

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Ben Jensen quoted by the New York Times on the Taliban and social media.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 20, 2021

Hu quoted in CNN on the humanitarian response in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Evanna Hu speaks with CNN on the humanitarian response in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

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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Aug 20, 2021

Ashford in The Washington Post: Buried doubts and public deceptions in the Afghan war

By Atlantic Council

On August 20, Emma Ashford authored a review of Craig Whitlock’s new book, The Afghanistan Papers, which was featured on the front page of The Washington Post’s Sunday Outlook section. “By placing these events in a chronological narrative, and by juxtaposing the newly available private documents with public statements, Whitlock shows just how early in […]

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 19, 2021

Preble in Politifact: Afghanistan fall, the refugee crisis and the United States

By Atlantic Council

On August 19, Christopher Preble was quoted in a Politifact article that examined a claim that President Biden had intentionally allowed Afghanistan to “fall apart.” Preble argued that the results in Afghanistan are due more to the actions of past administrations than the current one. “‘I have seen no evidence that President Biden let Kabul […]

Afghanistan English

In the News

Aug 18, 2021

Chilton named Mitchell Institute Explorer Chair for Space Warfighting Studies

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow General Kevin P. Chilton named Explorer Chair at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

Defense Policy Defense Technologies

In the News

Aug 18, 2021

Manning in The Hill: After hubris and humiliation in Afghanistan, will humility follow?

By Atlantic Council

On August 18, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill entitled “After hubris and humiliation in Afghanistan, will humility follow?” Manning highlighted that, for the United States, there are “a surfeit of lessons to be learned — lessons about misjudging basic requirements of counter-insurgency; about the perils of mission creep and imposing US notions […]

Afghanistan English

In the News

Aug 17, 2021

Kroenig and Cimmino explore the strategic consequences of America’s loss in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

On August 17, The Dispatch published a piece by Matthew Kroenig and Jeffrey Cimmino arguing that the US retreat from Afghanistan will have important and far-reaching strategic consequences.

Afghanistan Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 16, 2021

Stefanini in POLITICO: What Biden lost in Afghanistan

By Stefano Stefanini

Ambassador Stefano Stefanin was quoted in POLITICO on the impact of the Afghanistan withdrawal on the United States' global credibility and the response from NATO allies.

Afghanistan Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Aug 13, 2021

Warrick in FOX Carolina on domestic violent extremism

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Thomas S. Warrick remarks on the need to take the domestic violent extremist threat seriously.

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