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A More Repressive World
How much does America's example matter for human rights?
Can We Even Do This If We Try?
The lessons of Afghanistan—if there are any.
America’s Maximalist Phase is Over. There May Not Be Another One
Afghanistan has dealt a fatal blow to our entire way of thinking about the world.
A Lament for American Foreign Policy
Two decades later, the things we wanted to forget—Afghanistan, Iraq, and a crumbling Middle East—are still haunting America.
Our Age of Ambition Comes to a Close
Both Afghanistan and Europe suggest we are done trying to change the world.
Who Wrecked Afghanistan?
A leading Afghanistan scholar blames technocrats, NGOs, and how we do democracy promotion.
