Afghanistan

Ukraine
commentary
Reopening Old Wounds: Two Stories, One Lesson
Alyssa Demus, Obaid Younossi
Apr 16, 2022
Inkstick
The shocking events unfolding in Ukraine serve as a vivid reminder to two RAND researchers of the profoundly human consequences tied to the strategic level of decisionmaking they study and weigh in on each day.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021
Dec 21, 2021
Vaccine rollouts, an attack on the U.S. Capitol, massive ransomware attacks, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, record numbers of job openings and people quitting, and more. RAND researchers weighed in on all these topics and more.
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Politics and Government
commentary
Complex Calculations Shape Pakistan-TTP Negotiations
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Dec 20, 2021
The Express Tribune
Pakistan sees the Taliban as a facilitator of discussions with the TTP, as an ally in persuading the TTP to negotiate, and as a guarantor of whatever agreement is reached. And given the Taliban's diplomatic isolation and desperate economic situation, Pakistan can in return assist Afghanistan's new rulers in gaining acceptance and aid.
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Afghanistan
commentary
It's Time for the West to Engage with the Taliban
Rory Stewart, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Obaid Younossi
Dec 17, 2021
UnHerd
As a winter crisis looms, the Afghan people need support more than ever. Economic collapse and isolation risk provoking deeper instability, insecurity, and repression. The international community should now look seriously at making a deal with the Taliban to address these risks.
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Refugees
commentary
Afghan Refugees Are Being Recruited to Join an Iranian Paramilitary
Erik E. Mueller @erikemueller, Andrew Radin @andrewmradin
Nov 23, 2021
The Hill
As Western policymakers consider how to deal with Afghan evacuees, including former members of the Afghan security forces, they might consider how to prevent adversaries such as Iran from recruiting Afghan refugees for dangerous and destabilizing operations. Greater attention to these risks may become increasingly important as refugee flows from Afghanistan continue.
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Pakistan
commentary
Negotiating with TTP—A Different Perspective
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Oct 27, 2021
The Express Tribune
America's withdrawal and the Taliban's swift return to power in Afghanistan could be a primary force in shaping the trajectory of the continuing armed struggle with Pakistan's Taliban. It may be time for Islamabad to consider whether to renew efforts aimed at reaching a political settlement.
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Security Cooperation
commentary
Reconsidering U.S. Decisionmaking Within NATO After the Fall of Kabul
Andrew Radin @andrewmradin
Oct 25, 2021
War on the Rocks
With NATO, the United States often tries to have it all: U.S. leadership of the alliance and increased allied burden-sharing. But the recent experience in Afghanistan shows how the form U.S. leadership takes can frustrate allies. Prioritizing allied preferences would help to preserve alliance unity and maybe even strengthen burden-sharing.
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Education Administration
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Four-Day School Weeks, Domestic Terrorism, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 8, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the trade-offs of a four-day school week, how to counter domestic violent extremism, racial disparities in who is convicted of more-serious speeding charges, and more.
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Military Strategy
commentary
The Big Unanswered Question of the Afghanistan War
Raphael S. Cohen
Oct 4, 2021
Lawfare
The United States' war in Afghanistan may be over, but the debate over the legacy of America's longest war has just begun. The U.S. defeat raises many questions. For the future of American defense strategy, one big question perhaps stands out above all: Does the United States still have the grit necessary to fight and win long wars?
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Media Literacy
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China-Pakistan Partnership, Media Literacy, Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 24, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the China-Pakistan partnership in light of the Taliban's rise to power, media literacy education, parenting from prison, and more.
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Afghanistan
commentary
China and Pakistan See Eye to Eye on the Taliban—Almost
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Sep 21, 2021
Foreign Policy
Beijing and Islamabad share a long history of cooperation and have much in common on Afghanistan. Both are poised to benefit strategically from the Taliban's success. But the Taliban's resurrection almost certainly will add some stress to an otherwise positive and productive bilateral partnership.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
Boosting Vaccine Acceptance, Afghanistan's Refugee Crisis, Environmental Racism: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 10, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on addressing vaccine hesitancy, preventing an even-bigger humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and how to develop antiracist environmental policies.
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Refugees
commentary
With the Evacuation Over, Afghanistan Is Left to Contend with a Worsening Refugee Crisis
Louay Constant, Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson
Sep 7, 2021
The National Interest
The more than 100,000 civilians recently evacuated from Afghanistan are a small fraction of those who have lost their homes and livelihoods due to war. To avoid worsening the existing humanitarian crisis, the global community should take swift action, including close coordination with regional and national players.
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Afghanistan
blog
U.S. Failure in Afghanistan, Critical Race Theory Bans, Income Inequality: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 3, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on how early mistakes led to America's failure in Afghanistan, the potential effects of critical race theory bans, an art installation that breaks down RAND data on income inequality, and more.
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Security Cooperation
commentary
Reinforcing U.S. Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific After the Fall of Afghanistan
Scott W. Harold
Sep 3, 2021
RealClearDefense
China and North Korea are seizing on the U.S. departure from Afghanistan to press their own political warfare messages. What can the United States do to mitigate the impact of the Taliban takeover on America's interests in the Indo-Pacific?
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Afghanistan
commentary
Lessons from Afghanistan
Scott Savitz
Sep 3, 2021
RealClearDefense
The British invaded Afghanistan multiple times from 1839 to 1919. These wars offer wider context for understanding America's intervention in that same nation—and its ultimate failure.
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Afghanistan

Reopening Old Wounds: Two Stories, One Lesson

RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021

Complex Calculations Shape Pakistan-TTP Negotiations

It's Time for the West to Engage with the Taliban

Afghan Refugees Are Being Recruited to Join an Iranian Paramilitary

Negotiating with TTP—A Different Perspective

Reconsidering U.S. Decisionmaking Within NATO After the Fall of Kabul

Four-Day School Weeks, Domestic Terrorism, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap

The Big Unanswered Question of the Afghanistan War

China-Pakistan Partnership, Media Literacy, Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap

China and Pakistan See Eye to Eye on the Taliban—Almost

Boosting Vaccine Acceptance, Afghanistan's Refugee Crisis, Environmental Racism: RAND Weekly Recap

With the Evacuation Over, Afghanistan Is Left to Contend with a Worsening Refugee Crisis

U.S. Failure in Afghanistan, Critical Race Theory Bans, Income Inequality: RAND Weekly Recap

Reinforcing U.S. Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific After the Fall of Afghanistan

Lessons from Afghanistan

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