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I Know Firsthand How Ugly a Wartime Evacuation Really Is

In the News
Politico
Elizabeth Shackelford

"There is no graceful way to flee a country at war," writes Elizabeth Shackelford. She saw this firsthand in South Sudan and notes what critics today are missing.

Silhouette of soldiers lining up to board a plane.
U.S. Africa Command
US Foreign Policy

Extending the North Korea Travel Ban Is a Missed Opportunity

In the News
Responsible Statecraft
Matthew Abbott

The Council’s Matthew Abbott writes how “extending these restrictions is a missed opportunity to remove an obstacle to principled engagement and humanitarian exchange with North Korea.”

Children from North Korea's elite performing arts school wave to the audience in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang
REUTERS
US Foreign Policy

As US Military Leaves Kabul, Many Americans, Afghans Remain

In the News
WTTW
Ivo H. Daalder

Catch Council President Ivo Daalder on WTTW's Chicago Tonight discussing what the evacuation from Afghanistan means for US and NATO allies.

Ivo Daalder with Paris Schultz on WTTW Tonight screen shot
WTTW Chicago Tonight
US Foreign Policy

Withdrawal from The "Forever War"

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CBC News (Canada)
Elizabeth Shackelford

Ahead of President Biden's address on August 31, Elizabeth Shackelford joins Ben Roswell on CBC News to discuss the US’s completed withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Screen shot of Elizabeth Shackelford speaking on CBC Canada.
CBC News Canada
US Foreign Policy

Disinformation Sowed Our Failure in Afghanistan

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"You cannot build good foreign policy on dishonesty. But we keep trying to because no one pays for it," writes Elizabeth Shackelford.

Man on bicycle in front of Hamid Kerzal International airport in Kabul
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Biden Says He Stands 'Squarely Behind' Afghanistan Decision

In the News
WTTW
Cécile Shea

The Council's Cécile Shea joins WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" to explain why she believes Afghanistan's collapse was inevitable—and what could happen next.

Cecile Shea on WTTW
WTTW Chicago Tonight
US Foreign Policy

Chaos Swirls in Afghanistan as President Biden Defends Decision to Pull Out

In the News
Fox 32 Chicago
Elizabeth Shackelford

The Council's Lizzy Shackelford joins Fox 32 Chicago to analyze the Taliban's Afghanistan takeover and US foreign policy lessons from America's longest war.

Screenshot of Lizzy Shackelford on Fox TV
Fox 32 Chicago
US Foreign Policy

How to Help Afghanistan: Refugee Organizations Will Play Critical Role

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ABC 7 Chicago
Elizabeth Shackelford

The Council's Elizabeth Shackelford joins ABC 7 Chicago to discuss why getting Afghans and US allies out of harm's way is imperative as the crisis deepens.

Screenshot of Elizabeth Shackelford on ABC 7
ABC 7 Chicago
US Foreign Policy

Political Appointees Are a Problem for Foreign Policy

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford explains why America shouldn’t aim to be so exceptional when it comes to selecting diplomats.

Biden leaving plane
The White House
US Foreign Policy

Be Wary of China Threat Inflation

In the News
Foreign Policy
Bruce Jentleson

"The China threat is being inflated in ways that, as with the Soviet threat in the Cold War and terrorism post-9/11, are counterproductive for foreign-policy strategy and distort domestic politics in dangerous ways," Bruce Jentleson argues.

100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party
REUTERS
US Foreign Policy