Afghanistan
The Taliban Regime in Afghanistan: En Route to International Recognition?
Developing Alliances: Emerging Trade Routes in the Arabian Sea
China's Peace-Maker Role in Afghanistan: Mediation and Conflict Management
The Life and Death of Abdullah Azzam
Amb. Neumann on U.S. Afghan Strategy
Ambassador Ronald Neumann, a member of the Middle East Policy Council board of directors, recently participated in a panel discussion on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan with Christopher D. Kolenda and Michele Flournoy at the Center for a New American Security.
U.S. Commitments in the Middle East
The Middle East Policy Council's 87th Capitol Hill Conference has concluded. The full video and unedited transcript are available below. A policy brief derived from this event can be read here. The panel, held January 11, 2017, offered diverse perspectives on U.S. commitments and engagements in the Middle East for the new administration.
The Domestic Consequences of America’s Many Wars in the Middle East
In just four weeks, as the press never tires of pointing out, Americans will elect “a new commander-in-chief.” But no one claims that we will elect a president able to govern, even if she or he commands our uniquely powerful military establishment. There is almost no rea
U.S. Drone Strike Kills Taliban Leader in Pakistan
The targeted killing of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in Pakistan by a U.S. drone strike, less than a year after he replaced Taliban founder Mullah Omar, has dominated commentaries in the English-language dailies of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The End of the American Empire
I’m here to talk about the end of the American empire. But before I do I want to note that one of our most charming characteristics as Americans is our amnesia. I mean, we are so good at forgetting what we’ve done and where we did it that we can hide our own Easter eggs.