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The dangerous rise of a new stab-in-the-back myth
Asia-Pacific

The dangerous rise of a new stab-in-the-back myth

The foreign policy elite are focused on defending their reputations and privileges, not in confronting failure in Afghanistan.

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Wanted a cleaner Kabul withdrawal? Here's what you needed.

It required a 'whole of government' response, but DC wasn't firing on all cylinders. There is plenty of blame to go around.

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Asia-Pacific

Who are the Islamic State in Afghanistan?

Thursday's ghastly bombings reflect a real threat to the Taliban's new-found control over the country — and to the U.S. evacuation on the ground.

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Asia-Pacific

Now is the time for a foreign policy overhaul

Our ability to manage the Middle East and Central Asia has reached a critical turning point in Afghanistan. We should heed that.

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Asia-Pacific

America leaves Afghanistan, and the regional geopolitics take over

There will likely be a return to a much more historically normal state of global affairs in which multiple players are engaged.