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Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan, South Asia

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Reimagining U.S. Asia Policy for a Peaceful Afghanistan

This policy paper by Barnett Rubin, Senior Fellow at CIC examines how the Afghan peace process provides the United States with an opportunity to pivot to a strategy that frees it from dependence on military bases in the landlocked backyard of Russia and China, and how that can provide it with an entry point to an expanded and more effective Asia policy focused on some of the most vital threats confronting humanity.

Publication Date: Jan 06, 2021

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Barnett Rubin

Region/Country: Central Asia, East Asia, United States, South Asia, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan

Topic(s): Afghanistan, South Asia

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Doha talks: Deadlock ends as Afghan government, Taliban set to discuss agenda

CIC senior fellow Barnett Rubin is intervewied by South Asia Monitor on the recent developments in the intra-Afghan dialogue.

Read the full column in South Asia Monitor here.

Publication Date: Dec 03, 2020

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Barnett Rubin

Region/Country: Middle East, Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan

Doha talks: Deadlock ends as Afghan government, Taliban set to discuss agenda

CIC senior fellow Barnett Rubin is intervewied by South Asia Monitor on the recent developments in the intra-Afghan dialogue.

“It is a result of hard work by all, mediation by Qatar, and external pressure on all parties,” he said. "The Biden administration will not rip up agreements as Trump did. It will be a predictable and steady partner for allies and adversaries alike.”

Publication Date: Dec 03, 2020

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Barnett Rubin

Region/Country: Middle East, Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan

One Side—Not Both—is Increasing Violence in Afghanistan: Op-Ed

CIC research associate Sabir Ibrahimi writes in this Tolo News op-ed that ambiguous rhetoric is creating a false narrative about the cause of increased violence in Afghanistan.

"The US-Taliban agreement in February 2020 created hope for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan," writes Ibrahimi. "However, since then, violence has instead intensified across the country. The American officials have said that the increase in the level of violence goes against the spirit of the US-Taliban agreement."

Publication Date: Dec 08, 2020

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Said Sabir Ibrahimi

Region/Country: United States, Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan, International Security, South Asia

There Is Only One Way Out of Afghanistan

For Foreign Affairs, CIC senior fellow Barnett Rubin writes that the only way out of Afghanistan requires cooperation with regional powers.

Read the full column in Foreign Affairs here.

Publication Date: Dec 09, 2020

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Barnett Rubin

Region/Country: China, Central Asia, East Asia, Middle East, United States, South Asia, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan

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.

Read the full article at The New York Times here.

Publication Date: Nov 30, 2020

Region/Country: United States, Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan