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27 agosto, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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The fallout from Afghanistan and other counterinsurgency failures

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

World Review returns after a summer break for an in-depth conversation on Afghanistan with Bobby Ghosh, Steve Erlanger, Carla Anne Robbins, and Council President Ivo Daalder. They explore how the situation got to this point, what the United States did and didn’t know about the Taliban’s strength, how regional actors like Pakistan and India might react to Afghanistan’s leadership, growing tension between NATO allies who disagree with US Leadership, the looming refugee crisis, and more.  (Aug 27, 2021)

Counterinsurgency’s Failures, from Afghanistan to Vietnam

Winning hearts and minds doesn’t defeat insurgent groups, author Jacqueline Hazelton argues. So why does the United States still rely on counterinsurgency?

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26 agosto, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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Afghanistan’s mineral riches

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Updated 1351 GMT (2151 HKT) August 19, 2021

London (CNN Business)The swift fall of Afghanistan to Taliban fighters has triggered a humanitarian crisis, with thousands trying to flee the country. It’s also brought renewed focus on Afghanistan’s vast untapped mineral wealth, resources that could transform its economic prospects if ever developed.

Afghanistan is one of the poorest nations in the world. But in 2010, US military officials and geologists revealed that the country, which lies at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, was sitting on mineral deposits worth nearly $1 trillion.

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26 agosto, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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The Taliban, AQ and Daesh

 
The Taliban has said it has no relationship with al-Qaeda. But experts say al-Qaeda stands to benefit from the Taliban’s takeover — and the Islamic State still has a presence in Afghanistan as well. washingtonpost.com  2:25 PM · Aug 26, 2021
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Here’s how the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan could affect al-Qaeda and the Islamic State
 

 

25 agosto, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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Argelia rompe relaciones con Marruecos (análisis de Javier Martín y noticias de TSA via Javier Otazu)

El ministro de Exteriores argelino, Ramtam Lamamra

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La ruptura de relaciones diplomáticas con Marruecos por parte de Argelia, su rival en la región, es fruto de una decisión meditada durante meses y parece responder a una estrategia para recuperar la influencia en el norte de África y el Sahel y aislar a Marruecos en un área vital y de alto valor para EE. UU. y la UE en la nueva geoestrategia mundial. Continue leyendo →

25 agosto, 2021
por Felipe Sahagún
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Receptores de los fondos regionales de la UE desde 1989

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