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Return of the Taliban
THE events of mid-August stunned the world; even the Afghan Taliban were surprised at the ease and speed with which they overwhelmed the entire country. Salute…
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Calculating The Costs of the Afghanistan War in Lives, Dollars and Years
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 to destroy al-Qaida, remove the Taliban from power and remake the nation. On Aug. 30, 2021, the U.S. completed…
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How Easily the Climate Crisis Can Become Global Chaos
After months of one extreme weather event after another, it’s hard to imagine how climate impacts could get any worse. Unfortunately, it could. Imagine a year…
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After Afghanistan, Let’s Not be Misty-Eyed About the West’s Rules-Based Order
The so-called international order is full of flaws and hypocrisy, but imagine the alternative. As most international media focuses on the United States and the broader…
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How The Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography
How did the Taliban seize power so quickly? While the weakness of the Afghan state was no secret, the speed of the Taliban’s victory stemmed from…
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As Female Journalists Flee Afghanistan, The Future Looks Dire for Media Freedom
While individual countries try to do what they can for those caught up in the mayhem, international pressure is lacking When Beheshta Arghand questioned a Taliban…
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COVID-19: Autoantibodies Can Cause Severe Disease and Deaths
Various studies have revealed that autoantibodies have been a key driver of severe illness and deaths amongst people critically infected with Covid-19. Findings also show that…
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Europe’s New Refugee Crisis
The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has already deepened conflicts elsewhere, including Europe, where a confrontation is escalating between Belarus and its European Union neighbours: Poland, Lithuania…
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Afghanistan Faces A Grim Economic Future After Taliban Takeover
Sanctions always negatively impact the poorest segment of a population. Photo: AFP The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan—that is yesterday's news. That thousands of distressed Afghans…
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Out of Afghanistan: Joe Biden and the Future of America’s Foreign Policy
As the last US forces leave Afghanistan, President Joe Biden’s decision to press ahead with the American withdrawal has prompted the first major foreign policy crisis…
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How Shifting Demographics is Changing America’s Face
America would not have become America had it not housed masses from around the world Talk about the melting pot! First, there’s that chain of franchised…
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State-Building and Nation-Building: Lessons From Afghanistan
Asserting military control on a geographic space is different from governing a society The international community is disturbed by the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan.…