What do the Taliban Really Want?; Afghanistan's Collapse Is a Rude Awakening for South Korea

What do the Taliban Really Want?; Afghanistan's Collapse Is a Rude Awakening for South Korea Weekend Reads August 28, 2021 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. What do the Taliban Really Want? by Cheryl Benard We need to remember what we were trying to achieve in Afghanistan: all the people we educated and all the things we did towards that goal, and not whisk the resultant human capital and embedded values and economic opportunities out of that country by the planeload, on wings of fear. [Read it here.]( Afghanistan's Collapse Is a Rude Awakening for South Korea by Jong Eun Lee The U.S. disengagement from Afghanistan likely would not seriously affect South Korea, which is distant from the region. What should concern South Korea, however, is the future of U.S. foreign policy toward China. [Read it here.]( Whole of the Government Should be More than a Buzzword by Dov S. Zakheim It is absolutely necessary that if the United States is to respond more coherently to crises such as that which materialized since the Taliban seized Kabul, its lead agencies, and not just agency leaders, but throughout the ranks, should stop treating their counterparts with suspicion or even disdain, and work to in harness for the betterment of those who pay their salaries, namely, America’s citizens. [Read it here.]( The West Should Follow Lithuania’s Lead in Engaging Taiwan by Azeem Ibrahim Vilnius is blazing a trail for European countries on the issue of diplomatic engagement with Taiwan, and, given the strong support that it has already received from the United States on the matter, it seems entirely likely that it will not be the only country in the region to do so. [Read it here.]( How Can the United States Best Protect its Interests in Afghanistan? by George Beebe How can the United States ensure that the withdrawal does not resurrect terrorist threats posed by radical groups in and around the region—the very danger that brought us into Afghanistan twenty years ago? [Watch]( here.]( Want more TNI? Subscribe to our magazine! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) Copyright © 2021 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up on our website. Our mailing address is: Center for the National Interest 1025 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC 20036-5405 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( Want to subscribe to our mailing list? [Click here](.