The Afghanistan debacle has shown Boris Johnson’s lack of influence on the US
The fall of Kabul could come to exemplify the weakened and confused position of “Global Britain”.
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Why the UK government can’t simply blame Joe Biden for the Afghanistan debacle
Boris Johnson and his ministers failed to anticipate the Afghan collapse or to grasp the US’s weariness with “forever wars”.
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Will the Taliban receive international recognition?
The militant group will likely attempt to reverse social advances but there are signs of resistance already.
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The fate of Afghanistan shows why the West must not abandon intervention
In an interconnected world, isolation is self-defeating and a betrayal of our values.
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Where has the Afghanistan crisis left Joe Biden?
Unlike Afghan refugees, who face immediate consequences, American voters can take time to assess their president's response.
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“We are still representing our country“: An Afghan ambassador on serving a deposed government
An Afghan diplomat discusses the collapse of the state they had worked to build, and the moral dilemmas they and…
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Is the Afghanistan crisis changing UK attitudes to military intervention?
New polling suggests a majority of the British public believe the West has failed Afghan women and children.
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Where Afghans stand on peace and women’s rights
In a country exhausted by corruption and war, most Afghans believe the Taliban’s Islamic emirate is a price worth paying…
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