March 24, 2015

Audio: Why an American and an Afghan are optimistic about Afghanistan's future

By Michèle Flournoy

    • Commentary
    • The National Interest
    • September 17, 2017
    Here's How Private Contractors Can Help Win the Afghan War

    The president has declared a “path forward” for Afghanistan. Given that the United States is at a nexus for strategic change, might there be an increased role for private cont...

    By CDR Daniel G. Straub, USN

    • Commentary
    • Fortune
    • August 23, 2017
    The Only Way Trump’s Afghanistan Plan Would Make Sense

    Monday night, President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited plan for Afghanistan. Trump admitted his instinct was to withdraw from the war-torn country, where U.S. forces h...

    By Stephen Tankel

    • Commentary
    • Slate
    • August 23, 2017
    What Works in Afghanistan

    There is a cliché about Afghanistan that custom dictates must be included in every TV appearance, column, and book about that land: It is the “graveyard of empires.” From Alex...

    By Phillip Carter

    • Commentary
    • The Wall Street Journal
    • August 22, 2017
    Trump Learns From America’s Failures in Afghanistan

    Since the end of the Cold War, one of the unfortunate patterns in American foreign policy has been the tendency of new presidents to denounce their predecessors’ approach to t...

    By Vance Serchuk

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