What Do Recent Events Tell Us About Us?

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In part two, we look deeper into the role and responsibility of foreign powers. What do recent events tell us about us? Foreign policy under president byden what message does the withdrawal send to us allies such as south koreer and ti wan? And what moral obligations do western nations now have to the afghan people? To discuss this, i am joined by shaddy hammed, author and senior fellow at the brookings institution. We're also joined by jeremy bowen, the b b c's midle east editor since two thousand and five.

In this week's episode we examine the unfolding situation in Afghanistan and what it means for the Afghan people and the world. In Part 1 Shabnam Nasimi reflects on the last few days as an Afghan living abroad watching as the Taliban swept to power. And in part 2 Shadi Hamid and Jeremy Bowen discuss the withdrawal from a geopolitical perspective. Is Biden following Trump's "America First" policy? And what message do recent events send to U.S allies like the E.U and Taiwan? To find out more and subscribe to Shadi Hamid's project Wisdom of Crowds click here: https://wisdomofcrowds.live/ For his book click here: https://amzn.to/3j0mjp1 To subscribe to Manveen Rana's podcast Stories of Our Times click here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/stories-of-our-times

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