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A transatlantic charter on Afghanistan

Supporting peace, security, and sovereignty in Afghanistan

Supporting peace, security, and sovereignty in Afghanistan The participants of the Atlantic Council / Rockefeller Brothers Fund Strategic Dialogues have been working for the past eight months to develop a long-term strategic outlook to promote stability in Afghanistan consistent with Afghan, US, and European interests and values. This group of distinguished European, American, and Afghan diplomats, military officers, scholars, and analysts brought to our deliberations a deep understanding of the context both on the ground and among the allies. We explored a diplomatic-security framework based on the minimal conditions and variables necessary to realize a long-term vision of a sovereign, unified, democratic, peaceful, and prosperous Afghanistan and generated recommendations to support this vision.

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Upcoming events & strategic dialogues

The importance of inclusivity in the Afghan peace process

Join the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and the Afghanistan Mechanism for Inclusive Peace (AMIP) on Thursday, June 24 at 10:00 AM US ET / 6:30 PM KBT for a conversation on the importance of an inclusive peace process in Afghanistan that truly reflects the people whom it represents.

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Developing a long-term transatlantic framework for peace and security in Afghanistan

Between fall 2020 and summer 2021, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center will host a set off private, high-level strategic dialogues to develop and advocate for a longer-term strategic outlook for ensuring stability in Afghanistan as well as maintaining US and European counter-terrorism interests. This effort will look beyond the US elections, recognizing that a political consensus is emerging to support a drawdown in US security commitments, but no such consensus exists on the long-term relationship with Afghanistan.

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Kabul and a peace process divided

Fri, Jun 18, 2021

How Russia, China, and Iran will shape Afghanistan’s future

Each country in the region has specific interests that influence its engagement in Afghanistan’s future, and the relations of regional powers demonstrate the realpolitik at play.

New Atlanticist by Nilofar Sakhi

Afghanistan China
Kabul and a peace process divided

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

RESISTANCE 2.0 – A military framework to deter a Taliban military takeover and engage the United States and the region on counter-terrorism and peace for Afghanistan

If the past four decades of fighting have taught us anything, it is that there is no military solution to the current Afghan conflict. For a diverse and pluralistic country, the only way to achieve peace and stability is through a political settlement.

SouthAsiaSource by Tamim Asey

Afghanistan Democratic Transitions
Kabul and a peace process divided

Wed, Jun 9, 2021

Biden’s Europe trip can help secure Afghanistan’s future. Here’s how.

The democracies meeting this week in Europe should signal continued concrete support for Afghans who do not share the Taliban’s worldview and who seek a peace without a Taliban-imposed regime.

New Atlanticist by Earl Anthony Wayne, James B. Cunningham

Afghanistan Conflict

Flagship report

Illicit Networks-Zaranj

Wed, Jul 15, 2020

Strategies for reforming Afghanistan’s illicit networks

Authored in-house and advised upon by senior fellows Ambassador James B. Cunningham, Ambassador Omar Samad, Marika Theros, Javid Ahmad, and Fatemeh Aman, this report explores illicit networks in Afghanistan in the context of peacebuilding, democratic consolidation, and enhancing state capacity. It concludes by outlining several specific policy recommendations that will be necessary to combat the illicit networks in a manner that supports the durability of the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan and the continued consolidation of its fragile democratic institutions.

In-Depth Research & Reports by Harris Samad and Fatima Salman

Afghanistan Arms Control

The South Asia Center serves as the Atlantic Council’s focal point for work on greater South Asia as well as its relations between these countries, the neighboring regions, Europe, and the United States.

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Experts

Javid Ahmad

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Terrorism Security & Defense

South Asia Center

Shamila N. Chaudhary

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Political Reform Security & Defense

South Asia Center

Ariel Cohen

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Central Asia Politics & Diplomacy

Eurasia Center

Scott Cooper

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Afghanistan Civil Society

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Matthew R. Crouch

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Afghanistan China

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

James B. Cunningham

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Democratic Transitions Politics & Diplomacy

South Asia Center

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Thu, May 27, 2021

Kabul and a peace process divided

Please join the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center on Tuesday, June 1 at 10:00 AM US EST / 6:30 PM AFT for a conversation about developments in Kabul related to the ongoing peace process.

SouthAsiaSource by Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Thu, May 27, 2021

Samad joins Ankara Centre for Crisis and Policy Research to discuss the rise of Asian geopolitics and terrorism

In the News by Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Europe & Eurasia

Thu, May 27, 2021

Ahmad quoted in Gulf News on how the ‘Afghanistan pavilion will herald new dawn for country at Expo 2020 Dubai’

In the News by Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Economy & Business

Thu, May 27, 2021

Ashford in Cato Unbound: On Afghanistan, the retrospective approach is the right one

On May 27, Emma Ashford published a response essay in this month’s Cato Unbound, which focused on the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. “I hope that Joe Biden’s decision to finally withdraw troops from Afghanistan will thus also serve to improve the quality of Washington’s debates on the war, as we finally start […]

In the News by Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Security & Defense

Thu, May 20, 2021

State of the Order: Assessing April 2021

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

Blog Post

Afghanistan China

Wed, May 19, 2021

Ashford in Cato Unbound: An end to endless war?

On May 19, Ashford contributed the lead essay in this month’s edition of Cato Unbound magazine on the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. “Perhaps more importantly, the Afghanistan withdrawal is a sign that Washington’s foreign policy community has soured on the notion of nation-building as a core tenet of foreign policy–or at least, […]

In the News by Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

Tue, May 18, 2021

An Afghanistan at peace could connect South and Central Asia

Afghanistan’s potential as a contributor to development and prosperity in Asia has gone unrealized. If it were a stable neighbor, as the current Afghan peace process is meant to make it, Afghanistan could harness its potential as the “heart of Asia” and connect the South and Central Asian regions.

New Atlanticist by Emily Carll

Afghanistan Central Asia

Mon, May 17, 2021

Sakhi in the Heart of Asia Society: In search of peace for Afghanistan

In the News by Atlantic Council

Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force

Mon, May 17, 2021

Event recap: “Understanding Russian and Iranian perspectives on the Afghan peace process”

On May 28, 2021, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, the Eurasia Center, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty hosted an event to discuss Russian and Iranian perspectives on the Afghan Peace Process.

Event Recap by Emily Carll

Afghanistan Democratic Transitions

Wed, May 12, 2021

Webinar: Understanding Russian and Iranian perspectives on the Afghan peace process

The Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and Eurasia Center, in partnership with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, host a conversation about Russian and Iranian perspectives on the Afghan peace process.

SouthAsiaSource by Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Democratic Transitions
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