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Postcards from Afghanistan

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Stephen Shellard

“As the chaos unfolds in Afghanistan, Jack Blanchard speaks to three politicians who devoted many months of their lives to trying to secure and rebuild the war-torn nation…..” As in my previous post on the subject, the forty minute podcast … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan. I’d like to support Joe Biden, but it’s hard to argue with Rory Stewart.

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Stephen Shellard

At just under 30 minutes, this interview of Rory Stewart by the New Statesman’s George Eaton is well worth a listen. I don’t think you’ll find a more informed commentary on the current situation in Afghanistan. https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2021/08/rory-stewart-interview-why-afghanistan-marks-end-liberal-interventionism

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Into the Mystic with Donald Trump?

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Stephen Shellard

Why should we listen to Rory Stewart? Well, there is plenty of evidence that he a person of capability, but really it is a matter of judging for yourself, and contrasting his proposals with the variety of others that we can see in play, from, on the one hand, the uncompromising centralised management of the Chinese to, at another extreme, the mystic workings of Donald Trump Continue reading →

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