To win ‘hearts and minds’ in Afghanistan, some aid programs worked better than others

(WP) (Co-authored with Rebecca Wolfe) Budget crunchers are looking at all aspects of the fiscal 2019 White House budget, including how foreign assistance helps support U.S. security interests. Some of the $16.8…

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Lyall: It’s not clear how many of these initiatives (Pakistan, India, Russia) can be done without a fully-staffed State Dept.

(The Wire) New Delhi: Even as there is quiet elation in the Indian and Afghan establishments over US President Donald Trump’s speech on South Asia in which he lambasted Pakistan for providing a “safe…

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Lyall: Trump’s speech was painfully short of specifics about American strategy or end goals in Afghanistan

(Deutsche Welle) In the first major policy address on Afghanistan during his presidency Donald Trump said that he was ready to send more US troops to the country. Here are…

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Colloquium: Lyall noted the numerous reasons a group might consciously choose to destroy or loot ancient sites

(Yale News) Last May, Stefan Simon, director of the University’s Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, spoke to WNPR about the destruction of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra…

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Here are the five things you need to know about the 2015 fighting season in Afghanistan

(WP) Last year was quietly disastrous for Afghanistan. You might have missed it amid the noise of the U.S. presidential elections, the wall-to-wall coverage of the Islamic State (ISIS), and the European…

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Lyall: A variety of local conflicts allowed the Taliban to take Kunduz

(Vox) Some terrible news broke in Afghanistan on Monday news: The Taliban had captured the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan's fifth-largest city and home to about 300,000 people. Kunduz is the provincial…

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Lyall: Being able to predict future violence would allow greater aid effectiveness

(Defense One Today) The United States’ efforts to “win hearts and minds” as it fought the Taliban in Afghanistan seem to have created a cruel and fatal paradox. When political scientist…

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Lyall: Airpower alone is insufficient, it makes ISIS work harder while buying time for the Iraqi Army

(Vox) During the State of the Union, President Obama made a big claim about the war against ISIS. "In Iraq and Syria," the President said, "American leadership — including our military…

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Lyall: Airpower has made it difficult for ISIS to concentrate its forces in large numbers

(Vox) Watching the news, you could be forgiven for thinking that ISIS is an unstoppable juggernaut, sweeping Iraq and Syria in an unending, unstoppable, terrible blitzkrieg. But you'd be wrong. The truth is that…

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To win ‘hearts and minds’ in Afghanistan, some aid programs worked better than others

Lyall: It’s not clear how many of these initiatives (Pakistan, India, Russia) can be done without a fully-staffed State Dept.

Lyall: Trump’s speech was painfully short of specifics about American strategy or end goals in Afghanistan

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Lyall: A variety of local conflicts allowed the Taliban to take Kunduz

Lyall: Being able to predict future violence would allow greater aid effectiveness

Lyall: Airpower alone is insufficient, it makes ISIS work harder while buying time for the Iraqi Army

Lyall: Airpower has made it difficult for ISIS to concentrate its forces in large numbers

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