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InterRegional for Strategic Analysis organized a panel discussion on 19 August 2021 entitled "The Future of Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule," hosting Mohammad Bashir Mobasher, Professor of Political Systems at the American University of Afghanistan, Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law at Western Washington University, and Law Consultant to the German Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law. The staff at the InterRegional headquarters in Abu Dhabi and non-resident researchers participated in the meeting.

The Future of Afghanistan under Taliban rule

An Afghan View:

On 27 July 2021, InterRegional for Strategic Analysis held a panel discussion, "Future Paths: What Comes Next After Tunisian President Kais Saied’s Decisions?", featuring Mohamed Al-Sbitli, Head of the African Studies Unit at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh. Researchers at the center’s headquarters and the non-resident work group in Cairo were also in attendance.

What are the prospects of governance in Tunisia?

Future paths:

InterRegional for Strategic Analysis held a panel discussion on Tuesday, 17 August 2021 entitled "Exit Strategy: The Drivers and Implications of American Withdrawal from Conflict Zones in the Middle East," hosting Dale Sprusansky, Managing Editor of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs in the US capital Washington. The workshop was moderated by Jamila Saif, InterRegional’s Academic Collaboration Officer, and was attended by staff members and non-resident researchers. The main takeaways of the discussion were as follows:

How do Americans view withdrawal from conflict zones?

Lessons of Afghanistan:

In late July 2021, Republican Congressman Bryan Steil pressed the US administration to brief Congress on its decision, announced by the Department of Defense in mid-June 2021, to withdraw US military equipment from the Middle East. After having worked to strengthen them during 2019 and 2020, the Department of Defense announced the removal of US air defense systems located in the Middle East. In a statement, Pentagon spokesperson Jessica McNulty disclosed that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had "directed the Commander of U.S. Central Command to remove from the region this summer certain forces and capabilities, primarily air defense assets".

The Repercussion of Pulling US. Defense Systems out of the Region

Strengthening Rivals:

Many reports have examined the new legislation that Republican members of Congress have introduced. The bill calls for greater disclosure of foreign funding sources for US think tanks and cultural institutions, with a particular focus on funding from the Chinese government. Some reports have accused the Chinese of providing generous funding to think tanks with the goal of shaping US discourse and attitudes towards China, and influencing US policymakers. Despite the importance of this legislation, it is expected that it will encounter strong resistance from think tanks, which do not want their funding and research activities to be affected. The main characteristics of the new legislation, which calls for increased transparency about foreign funding sources for US think tanks and cultural institutions, as well as the ensuing controversy, are as follows:

Will Washington succeed in undermining Chinese funding for US think tanks?

Pushback Expected:

Why a Number of Legislators Oppose Biden’s Infrastructure Plan?

Partisan Showdown:

On 26 January 2021, the US Senate approved the appointment of Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary. Yellen, the former chair of the Federal Reserve, is the first woman to hold this position. She has a distinguished career and significant accomplishments in the field of monetary and banking policy. Yellen also taught economics at the University of California, Harvard University, and the London School of Economics, and she spent years in Washington as the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, the second woman to hold this position.Through many policies, Yellen has been deeply involved in some of the most important changes in the Federal Reserve in its over 100-year history, most notably full employment without inflation and avoiding internal and external pressure on the Federal Reserve to retreat from zero rates after the global recession and its impacts on the American economy.

Public perceptions of the first woman to hold the position of US Treasury Secretary

Janet Yellen:

In April the US Intelligence Community released its annual report, detailing a number of threats to the interests of the United States and its allies around the world. They can be summarized as follows:

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