A US withdrawal has opened the door to a possible political settlement in Afghanistan, but success will depend on regional powers and the country’s neighbors.
Associate Director Barnett R. Rubin argues in his latest article for Foreign Affairs that talking to the Taliban is the right move to end the war in Afghanistan.
Senior Fellow Barnett R. Rubin's latest op-ed for the Washington Post following an emerging framework agreement on US troop withdrawal and Taliban counterterrorism guarantees.
Jason Stearns, Senior Fellow and Director of the Congo Research Group argues that recent presidential election results underscores the Congolese people's commitment to building a democracy.
Reviewing a recent article in the FInancial Times, NYU CIC Non-Resident Fellow Richard Gowan argues that the logic of "primitive multilateralism" has endured since the 1919 Versailles Treaty.
The Catholic Church, one of the few trusted institutions in Congo, has determined that a leading opposition candidate won last week's presidential elections, a senior Western official and a presidential adviser said on Friday. Jason Stearns, Senior Fellow and Director of the Congo Research Group, is interviewed in the New York Times about these developments.
Everyone Wants a Piece of Afghanistan
A US withdrawal has opened the door to a possible political settlement in Afghanistan, but success will depend on regional powers and the country’s neighbors.