Tough questions from Afghanistan

Strategic implications for Europeans? European leaders have little right to complain about American actions given the weakness of the European effort in Afghanistan over the past twenty years. Most Europeans were only present in…

The decision by the United States to withdraw its army from Afghanistan has been explained by President Biden on August 16, when the occupation of Kabul by Taliban forces had just taken place, with arguments that on their face value may…

The killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011 was a major success for US President Barack Obama, one that marked the US military superiority and, at the same time, opened an exit from Afghanistan. With Bin Laden out, it was possible to say that…

Dialogare con il governo afgano in fieri, ma senza riconoscerlo ufficialmente. Questa la linea di compromesso adottata dai Ministri degli Esteri dell'UE e annunciata dall'Alto Rappresentante Josep Borrell. Compromesso fra due esigenze…

As debates on the rout in Afghanistan grow, it is vital that the US and its allies take a hard look at what went wrong in their strategy, lest the same mistakes are repeated again. The campaign has been a long, difficult and unprecedented…