CIC senior fellow Barnett Rubin was quoted in this New York Times editorial about the potential departure of American troops from Afghanistan under a Biden administration.
For Foreign Policy, CIC senior fellow James Traub wrote about how the next U.S. administration will feature the most cohesive group of foreign-policy hands in at least a generation.
CIC research associate Said Sabir Ibrahimi was interviewed by The New York Times in an article about recent violence in Afghanistan's capital.
“I think everyone in Kabul feels unsafe, they feel like the government isn’t delivering,” said Ibrahimi. “The Ghani administration is focusing on individuals by giving Saleh the security profile as if it’s a silver bullet.”
The Christian Science Monitor interviewed CIC deputy director Paige Arthur about gender parity at the United Nations and the launch of the UN Senior Leadership Appointments Dashboard.
“The real gap remains at the middle management level at the UN,” Arthur said. “We know that women are coming into the system in strong numbers, but once they get about five years’ experience, they start to leave.”
For Foreign Policy, CIC senior fellow Barnett Rubin wrote about the peace talks in Afghanistan between the Taliban and the country's government, and how they can succeed.
"The process might be different than in 1992, but the result could be similar if not worse. It is urgent to get these negotiations moving," Rubin writes.
A Responsible Withdrawal From Afghanistan
CIC senior fellow Barnett Rubin was quoted in this New York Times editorial about the potential departure of American troops from Afghanistan under a Biden administration.
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