Insight topics Fawaz A Gerges Professor, International Relations – London School of Economics 1 article found : Show all articles Terror and the Taliban In retreating from Afghanistan, the US and the West probably do not have to fear it will re-emerge as a launching pad for terrorism. Fawaz A. Gerges argues the Taliban want international recognition and legitimacy not another foreign confrontation. But that cannot disguise the scale of the defeat or the abandonment of the people of Afghanistan. 07 Apr 2020
Terror and the Taliban In retreating from Afghanistan, the US and the West probably do not have to fear it will re-emerge as a launching pad for terrorism. Fawaz A. Gerges argues the Taliban want international recognition and legitimacy not another foreign confrontation. But that cannot disguise the scale of the defeat or the abandonment of the people of Afghanistan.