62 min listen
Global Ethics Weekly: The U.S. & the Taliban Before & After 9/11, with Jonathan Cristol
Global Ethics Weekly: The U.S. & the Taliban Before & After 9/11, with Jonathan Cristol
ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When most Americans think about the Taliban, their minds go to Osama bin Laden, terrorism, and the endless war in Afghanistan. But as Jonathan Cristol writes in his book, "The United States and Taliban before and after 9/11," there is much more to the story as both sides met countless times in the 1990s, with the Taliban eager to have good relations with America. What was the bigger stumbling block for the U.S.: women's rights or al-Qaeda? What are the lessons for today?
Released:
Nov 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media: How is today's Internet driving political fragmentation, polarization, and even extremism—and what can be done about it? Legal scholar Cass Sunstein shares the results of his research. by Carnegie Council Podcasts