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Leaving Kabul: Flights to Freedom and Becoming American

Jennifer Walters, Truman Defense Council Member has offered a reflection of the events stemming from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August.

Democracy isn’t Exclusive to National Government

Erin Bromaghim, Senior Visiting Fellow for City and State Diplomacy at Truman Center, offers her insight on the ongoing Summit for Democracy, taking place from December 9th-10th.

If Any Day Deserves Celebration for Ending Slavery, it's Today.

If any day deserves celebration for ending slavery, it is: December 6, 1865. Today is the 156th anniversary of the 13th Amendment’s ratification.

“I was a true believer. I genuinely thought what I was doing would help secure democracy in Afghanistan.”

I entered the State Department on September 10, 2001, with a vague sense of patriotism. …

“This war, and the chaotic withdrawal, has created a mental health crisis.”

Afghanistan’s rapid fall to Taliban forces will inevitably prompt policy debates over the method and timeline of the American military withdrawal. …