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Calamitous withdrawal from Afghanistan was a crisis of Biden’s own making
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Calamitous withdrawal from Afghanistan was a crisis of Biden’s own making

Joe Biden has been looking for a way out of Afghanistan for decades, and regardless of how ugly things get, he's not turning back. After Trump reached a deal with the Taliban in 2020 to end the war, Biden decided to stick with the arrangement, overruling his own generals. Ian Bremmer explains that while he agrees with Biden's decision to get out, he did not foresee the incompetence of the execution.

Afghanistan: the potential pitfalls of an unconditional US troop withdrawal
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Afghanistan: the potential pitfalls of an unconditional US troop withdrawal

President Biden announced a full US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, but is it too soon? Ian Bremmer explains the obvious benefits and potential pitfalls of the president's decision.

Afghanistan’s next generation: a student shares her perspective on the US withdrawal
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Afghanistan’s next generation: a student shares her perspective on the US withdrawal

Shaista, a 22-year-old student in Kabul, Afghanistan, speaks about the mental and psychological effects of living in fear. Here, Shaista expresses complex feelings about a US troop withdrawal in her home country.

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Trump's military exit ramp

President Trump wants to pull thousands of US troops from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia. The Pentagon and many senior members of his own party are pushing back. This is a debate we need to have.





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President Donald Trump seated surrounded by foreign leaders including Germany's Angela Merkel, Japan's Shinzo Abe and France's Emmanuel Macron
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Trump's foreign policy report card

Back in 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump presented his vision for an "America First" foreign policy, which symbolized a radical departure from the US' longtime approach to international politics and diplomacy. Four years later, which foreign policy promises has he kept and which have gone unmet?








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What does a US troop withdrawal mean for Iraq?
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What does a US troop withdrawal mean for Iraq?

The Trump administration says it will reduce the number of US forces in Iraq by almost a third in the coming weeks. After almost two decades of conflict, what does the US troop drawdown — and potential eventual full withdrawal — mean for Iraq, the region, and the US?







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