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Don’t Believe the Generals
Commentary
The outcome of America’s commitment was an Afghan government and military that couldn’t hold out long enough even for U.S. forces to leave with a semblance of dignity....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey & Gil Barndollar
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Afghanistan Veteran Says War Might be Over for U.S. but Not for Afghans
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Jason Dempsey, an adjunct senior fellow of the Military, Veterans, and Society program at the Center for a New American Security, and a military veteran deployed twice to Afgh...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Veteran faults American military for building “house of cards” in Afghanistan
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Jason Dempsey joins Government Matters to offer insight on the war in Afghanistan and its failings. Watch the full video from Government Matters....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Destined for disaster? America's longest war ends in chaos
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Jason Dempsey joins Planet America hosts Chas and John as they examine what’s next for Afghanistan.Watch the full video from Planet America....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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In Focus South Asia: Kabul Falls
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Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center For A New American Jason Dempsey speaks to Indus about the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Watch the full video from Indus....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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The Fall Of Afghanistan Under Taliban Control, U.S. Confronts Decision To Withdraw From Country
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Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center For A New American Jason Dempsey joined Cheddar to discuss Afghanistan and more. Watch the full video and more from Cheddar News....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Chaos And Collapse In Afghanistan: How Did The U.S. Not See It Coming?
Podcast
Audie Cornish of NPR speaks to Jason Dempsey about watching the events in Afghanistan unfold. Listen to the full conversation from NPR....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Military Analyst: U.S. Trained Afghan Forces For A Nation That Didn't Exist
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NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with analyst Jason Dempsey about why, after years of U.S. military training and billions of dollars, the Afghan military has proven unable to stand up ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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We Got Afghanistan Wrong, but There’s Still Time to Learn Something
Commentary
Instead of building a force that fit Afghanistan, we built an Army of mini-me’s...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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A Veteran's View Of Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Plan
Podcast
Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with retired Army officer Jason Dempsey about President Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Listen to the full conversation...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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The opportunities and challenges facing Lloyd Austin as defense secretary
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Austin’s forty years in the military represent both the risk of inertia and a real opportunity to address serious issues....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey & Emma Moore
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John Kelly lent his military credibility to Trump. It’s too late now to stay neutral.
Commentary
There is, however, no middle ground whereby former officers can enter the political fray but then claim the mantle of nonpartisan servants when things do not turn out the way ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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What Afghanistan Can Teach Us About Fighting Coronavirus
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As worried Americans look for answers in the midst of a global pandemic, it is no surprise that many have turned to the symbols and language of war. Public officials from Gove...
By Pat A. Basu & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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How Donald Trump Ruined the Navy
Commentary
No communications firm, pressed to design a case study on public-relations disasters, could likely top the Navy’s recent bungling of a coronavirus epidemic on the USS Theodore...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Veterans Of Afghanistan Conflict React To Negotiations Between U.S. And Taliban
Podcast
Afghanistan war veterans react to the U.S.-Taliban accord signed over the weekend — one that would start an American troop withdrawal. Listen to the full conversation o...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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America never committed to training Afghan forces. I know because I tried.
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I first met Maj. Sboor in 2009 as he waited to take over his own Afghan army battalion. We were working together as operations officers of partnered Afghan and U.S. infantry u...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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He served in Afghanistan and gives Trump credit for this
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Jason Dempsey, who served multiple tours in Afghanistan, discusses President Trump's relationship with the South Asian country. Watch the full conversation on CNN....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Military and Public Service Policy Forum
Commentary
The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (NCMNPS) held a hearing on potential policies to encourage or require military, national, and public service ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Elsa B. Kania & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Time for the U.S. to Learn Its Lessons from Afghanistan
Commentary
The United States failed in Afghanistan. The only points of debate left for analysts and historians are by how much and who is to blame. With negotiations and withdrawal plans...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Pentagon Questioned Over Blackout On War Zone Troop Numbers
Podcast
For more than a decade, if you wanted to know how many U.S. troops there were in war zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan, you could readily find that information at a publ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Dr. Jason Dempsey
