This Week's Topic and Articles
On Thursday, April 29th at 8pm, we will be discussing the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
Here are some questions we may consider:
Here are some questions we may consider:
- Did Biden make the right decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan?
- Will the withdrawal impact other conflicts in the Middle East?
- What does this signal about Biden’s approach to foreign policy? What about longer-term U.S. foreign policy trends?
- What is the role of the U.S military in the world?
- Will this troop withdrawal affect upcoming elections? What do you expect each party’s messaging around this issue to be?
- The New York Times’ overview of the War in Afghanistan: https://www.nytimes.com/article/afghanistan-war-us.html
- An interview with U.S. Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/27/taliban-wont-take-over-afghanistan-after-us-troops-leave-ambassador-says.html
- Bret Stephens’ column opposing the withdrawal of U.S. troops: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/opinion/afghanistan-biden-troops.html
- Five things to watch as the U.S. begins the withdrawal process: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/26/five-things-watch-us-prepares-exit-afghanistan/
- A historical perspective on foreign operations in Afghanistan: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/26/afghanistan-shafiq-amin-shah-cold-war/
- Veterans’ views on the withdrawal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-vets-see-echoes-of-vietnam-in-afghanistan-withdrawal-plan-11619446397
- Why Republican Rep. Chris Stewart supports removing U.S. troops: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-afghanistan-withdrawal-veteran-supports-decision-rep-chris-stewart
Recent MeetingsThis semester, we have discussed the impeachment trial of former President Trump, how the Biden presidency has started off, inequalities with global vaccine rollout, the issue of D.C. statehood, Biden's infrastructure plan, and cancel culture.
During the fall semester, we held discussions on the following topics and more:
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