Tragic on a human level, damaging on a strategic level: Stephen Yates on Afghanistan withdrawal

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Tragic on a human level, damaging on a strategic level: Stephen Yates on Afghanistan withdrawal​

In this special episode, we sat down with Stephen Yates, the former deputy national security adviser at the White House. He touches on Afghanistan, how the war started, the debates around how the withdrawal was conducted, and the geopolitical implications going forward.

 

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Taliban Does Door-to-Door ‘Dissident’ Search; What Does China/Taliban Alliance Mean For U.S.?​

As we approach the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack–the event that led to the War in Afghanistan– America projects a much altered identity and faces a significantly altered geo-political landscape. Communist China features with unprecedented prevalence in this reality. An opportunistic entity, by anyone’s measure, the CCP appears readied, beyond all others, to ingratiate itself to the emerging Taliban controllers of Afghanistan. In this video we investigate the reason/s why. Aided by the insights of Middle East, and South and East Asia Experts, James M. Dorsey and Dr. Antonio Graceffo, we explore the intricacies of the tensions and loyalties of these two, seemingly disparate entities, and how their potential alliance would impact America and the world at large.

 

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Live Q&A: Taliban Holding Americans Hostage at Airport; Biden Unveils Plan for Future Pandemics​

The Taliban is being accused of holding Americans hostage at an airport in Afghanistan, and will not allow them to leave the country unless demands are met that the United States give full recognition to the Taliban. And in other news, the Biden administration unveiled a plan to prepare the United States for future pandemics, with $65 billion in funding. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp we’ll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience.