President Biden is banking on the assumption that he will be remembered for finally extricating the country from the war in Afghanistan, not for how he did it.
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Blinken’s Speech on Afghanistan: Full Transcript
Shortly after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, the secretary of state outlined a plan to use diplomacy to try to extract remaining Americans and Afghan allies.
Transcript of Blinken’s Speech on ‘New Chapter’ in Afghanistan
Shortly after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, the secretary of state outlined a plan to use diplomacy to try to extract remaining Americans and Afghan allies.
Transcript of Biden’s Speech After Kabul Airport Attack
The president mourned the U.S. service members and others killed and addressed those responsible: “We will hunt you down and make you pay.”
World Leaders Commit $40 Billion to Advancing Gender Equality
A quarter century after the Beijing World Conference on Women, political leaders, corporate executives and activists convened again to address gender equality. This time they brought money to the table.
India’s Covid Crisis Tests Modi’s Ability to Shift Narratives
His efforts to squelch dissent and to accentuate the positive may not be able to counter widespread anger over his government’s stumbling response, undermining a key part of his strategy for wielding power.
Biden’s Speech Calls for U.S. to Take On China and Russia
Competition with China and containment of Russia were the subtext of the president’s call for action. But casting the struggle as “democracy versus autocracy” oversimplifies what lies ahead.
Biden, Setting Afghanistan Withdrawal, Says ‘It Is Time to End the Forever War’
The president said the main objective of ensuring that Afghanistan would not be a launching pad for terrorism had been achieved and that it was time for American troops to come home.
Coronavirus Dominates Merkel’s Last New Year’s Speech as Chancellor
An address that would usually cover a sweeping range of topics instead focuses solely on the pandemic, which has upended both Angela Merkel’s last year in office and life in Germany as whole.
Justin Trudeau Offers Wide Array of Promises With Few Specifics
The prime minister laid out an ambitious legislative agenda without saying much about what it will cost or how he will pay for it.