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Barnett R. Rubin, an expert on Afghanistan and South Asia, is a distinguished fellow at the Center for International Cooperation at New York University.
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DEC 1, 2015 • Podcast
Afghanistan and Pakistan: The Re-emergence of the Taliban and the Arrival of ISIS
Ahmed Rashid and Barnett Rubin dissect the complicated situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan--a region of many competing terrorist groups--and also comment on ISIS in the ...
JAN 26, 2015 • Podcast
The Afghan Challenge
With a new president in charge, can Afghanistan find a way out of decades of conflict and oppression? What will be the effect of the ...
MAR 14, 2006 • Podcast
The Forgotten War: Afghanistan
Recent elections mark the last formal step towards democracy in Afghanistan. Yet the past year has seen a steady increase in political violence. What is ...
MAR 14, 2006 • Podcast
Interview with Dr. Barnett Rubin
"It's very difficult to be optimistic," says Dr. Rubin, one of the world's foremost experts on Afghanistan. "Still, five years ago we could never have ...
JUN 25, 2002 • Transcript
The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System
Afghanistan is "hard to rule" for the same reason it's hard to conquer: it does not have many resources, the settlements are far apart, and ...