There is much at stake as the US withdraws troops from Afghanistan. A political philosopher explains why the US cannot escape the moral consequences of its actions.
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A scholar and practitioner of foreign policy and national security offers personal and professional perspectives on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
In its peace deal with the US, the Taliban ‘pledged’ to prevent al-Qaeda from operating out of Afghanistan. But there are signs the terror group is already there, hiding out of sight.
Afghanistan is descending into anarchy as Nato troops withdraw, leaving the country desperately fighting off a Taliban insurgency.
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In Afghanistan, it does not pay to be on the losing side. There is a danger that a spreading perception the Taliban are poised to take over could trigger a wave of government and army defections.
After 20 years in Afghanistan and many promises made, the U.S. does hold responsibility for Afghans’ fate, including their human right to access education.
The infrastructure and levels of deprivation in poorer countries have prevented them from benefiting from containment measures as much as richer nations.
The government said it expected the closure would be temporary, but it appears unlikely a Kabul embassy will reopen anytime soon.
What happens when a bomb explodes? This unique ‘blast lab’ found out.
Without women’s inclusion and meaningful participation, any peace agreement between Afghanistan and the Taliban will lack legitimacy.
Attempts to wage war on drugs in developing countries which don’t take into account the needs of local people are doomed to fail. Here’s why.
As American troops leave Afghanistan, a scholar of the country’s history and culture reexamines his photos of the nation’s people.
The Brereton report is providing an opportunity for the ADF to rethink its core values. It ignores changing social expectations at its peril.
Western governments have a very poor record when it comes to looking after those foreign nationals who have risked their lives for them.
Afghanistan sharpened Australia’s fighting capacity and capability. But we were still part of a spectacular failure of political and military leadership.
As President Joe Biden said on announcing the US troop withdrawal by September, ‘our reasons for remaining in Afghanistan have become increasingly unclear’.
Australia will pull out its remaining 80 troops from Afghanistan by September, marking the end of its longest involvement in a war.
The Afghanistan War now has an end date: 9/11/21. Experts explain the history of US involvement in Afghanistan, the peace process to end that conflict and how the country’s women are uniquely at risk.
Indonesia needs to consider long-term engagement to produce deeper and more sustainable impacts.
Top contributors
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Reader in Sociology, City, University of London
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, School of History and Philosophy, UNSW Sydney
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Visiting Research Professor, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast
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Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University
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PhD Candidate in Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Concordia University
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor in Conflict and Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Agnes Scott College
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Faculty Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
