One week from today, we're gathering some of the world's leading voices on Afghanistan to look at lessons learned over the past two decades, but, more importantly, to chart a new way forward for U.S. relations with Afghanistan. You'll want to get to your seat early for this lineup of speakers!

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The Journal of Strategic Security, GNSI's academic journal, is seeking academic papers to explore the multifaceted impacts of the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, reflecting on the entire 20 years of US occupation. The driving theme of the special issue is how the US, allied nations, and partners should engage with Afghanistan in the future.

Deadline for Submission: January 10, 2025

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All New GNSI Decision Brief focuses on lost opportunity in Afghanistan. Part of a multi-faceted research project on Afghanistan, the brief, "Did We Miss the Golden Hour? Foreign Assistance and the Collapse of Afghanistan," is written by Alexious Butler, PhD and Guido Rossi, PhD.



Read the Brief.

Current Spotlight (Vol 17, No 3)

Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan: A Multilevel Analysis In August 2021, an insurgency spearheaded by violent suicide campaigns saw the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan. A claimed four thousand suicide bombers remain a strategic asset at the hands of the Taliban.

Written by: Kaneshka Nawabi

From the JSS Archives (Vol 13, No 1) Blockchain Empowers Social Resistance and Terrorism Through Decentralized Autonomous Organizations The invention of the Internet has changed the way social resistance, revolutionary movements and terror groups are organized with new features such as loose network organization, netwars, social media campaigns, and lone wolf attacks. 

Written by: Armin Krishnan

“Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.”

– Winston Churchill

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