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July 8, 2016
Afghanistan
Guest Post: Preventing a Strategic Reversal in Afghanistan
Jared Wright is an intern in the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations. President Barack Obama’s recent announcement that 8,400 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan at…
February 20, 2013
Defense and Security
How Many Terrorists Have Been Killed by Drones?
Yesterday, Senator Lindsey Graham, speaking to the Easley Rotary Club in Easley, South Carolina, offered a standard defense of drone strikes: “It’s a weapon that needs to be used. It’s a tactical wea…
April 1, 2011
United Kingdom
"Reaching Out" -- Promoting Community Engagement
Experts discuss the importance of an organic and systemic relationship between the different sects of the Muslim community and governments in order to combat radicalization. This session was part …
November 24, 2009
Pakistan
The al-Qaeda-Taliban Nexus
The threat posed by the al-Qaeda-Taliban relationship is a crucial element in U.S. strategic planning in Afghanistan. Four experts explore the changing nature of these sometimes murky ties.
September 26, 2012
Afghanistan
’Huge Uncertainty’ in Afghanistan
The Afghan troop surge has ended and full U.S. military involvement is to sunset in 2014, leaving a fragile security situation and questions about the U.S. role, says CFR’s Max Boot.