Strategic Challenges

Ahead of Vali Nasr's June 17 discussion on the U.S. and China in the Middle East, what are the signs that China will step in to fill the void left by U.S. reluctance to engage further in the region?
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah addresses the US role in Afghanistan. Watch the video.
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah addresses the US role in Afghanistan. Watch the video.
Examining the U.S. counter-narcotics program in Afghanistan.
Winning the war in Afghanistan has been relatively easy. Winning the peace is a far greater challenge.
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Watch the video now.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Asia Society.
One of the world’s leading experts on Afghanistan, Barnett Rubin, discusses the political uncertainty in Afghanistan.
One of the world’s leading experts on Afghanistan, Barnett Rubin, discusses the political uncertainty in Afghanistan.
UN Secretary-General calls his brand of diplomacy "a quiet, painstaking, behind-the-scenes slog."