Why Joe Biden got everything wrong in Afghanistan
The Biden administration’s view of the world as a diplomatic conversation was disconnected from reality.
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The Biden administration’s view of the world as a diplomatic conversation was disconnected from reality.
ByEmbargoes will almost certainly hurt the people of Afghanistan more than the Taliban itself.
ByAmerican voters have long supported increasingly isolationist presidents.
ByThe Taliban may now be the only militant group in the world in possession of an air force.
ByIf US credibility can only be shown through militarily occupying another country, then perhaps it wasn’t worth much to begin…
ByEmily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin host the New Statesman's weekly global affairs podcast, World Review
The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and surging Covid-19 cases have left Americans dissatisfied with their president.
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