Podcast: The Taliban took over Afghanistan one year ago. How are they running it?

I talked to Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution, Director, Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors.

Afghanistan: What is ISK capable of?

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Podcast: What can be done to help the Afghans that want to leave the country?

I talked to Melissa Siegel, Professor of Migration Studies at Maastricht University and the United Nations University-MERIT.

How does or doesn’t Afghanistan fit into the great powers competition?

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US President Joe Biden at NATO summit in Brussels. Credit: NATO

Taliban of 2001 vs. Taliban of 2021?

I know it is a broad question, but what to expect from the Taliban in terms of how they might rule the country politically, socially and economically as the movement is taking over Afghanistan? How different is the Afghan Taliban compared to 2001, does the current Taliban leadership (Abdul Baradar, Hibatullah Akhundzada, etc…) have a somewhat different vision for the country compared to Mullah Mohammad Omar? Read a few comments.

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Podcast: What might be next for Afghanistan and Taliban after the withdrawal of foreign troops?

I talked to Vanda Felbab-Brown, Director, Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors, Senior Fellow, Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, The Brookings Institution.

American (foreign) troops to leave Afghanistan by 9/11, 2021 What does it mean for the country?

According to media reports President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021. From your perspective, what does this decision, if confirmed, mean for the peace process in Afghanistan, could it have a positive or a negative effect on negotiations? And BTW, if all troops will be out of Afghanistan how will be this war remembered? Read a few comments.

Slovak soldiers in Afghanistan. Credit: Andrej Matisak

Peace talks: What to expect from intra-Afghan negotiations?

As the intra-Afghan negotiations are set to start in Qatar, what do you expect out of this? Ultimately, a peace agreement can be probably achieved only via a compromise but  is it possible to say what are the red lines of the both sides regarding the negotiations? Read few comments.

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Afghanistan: The best chance for a peace process?

How do you assess the temporary truce the United States and the Taliban have agreed to? Is this the best chance we ever had in 18 years of war to achieve some peace process in Afghanistan, or perhaps an optimism is misplaced, and why? Read few comments.

Slovak soldiers in Afghanistan. Credit: Andrej Matisak

Afghanistan: Towards a peace deal?

How optimistic are you about achieving a (comprehensive) peace plan for Afghanistan and what are the biggest obstacles you see?  Read few comments.

Slovak soldiers in Afghanistan. Credit: Andrej Matisak