| Author (Person) | Bond, Ian, Scazzieri, Luigi |
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| Publisher | Centre for European Reform (CER) |
| Series Title | CER Insight |
| Publication Date | August 2021 |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
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Summary: The global standing of the US and its allies will be harmed by the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan. Having suffered a defeat, at such a high human and financial cost, Western leaders need to ensure, first, that the damage is geographically contained, and that violent extremist groups elsewhere cannot copy the success of the Taliban; and, second, that the West itself does not turn inward and allow other powers, hostile to democracy, to fill the resultant vacuum. Leaving Afghanistan will be less of a challenge than getting over the after-shocks of defeat there. |
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https://www.cer.eu/insights/you-can-leave-afghanistan-will-afghanistan-leave-you
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations, Security and Defence |
| Subject Tags | Wars | Conflicts |
| Keywords | Islamism |
| Countries / Regions | Afghanistan |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU], North Atlantic Treaty Organisation [NATO] |
