Twenty years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, America has finally ended the war in Afghanistan — but many of the leaders, ideas, and incentives that sustained our failed nation-building project remain.

The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft will bring together Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), journalists, and foreign policy experts for a series of three virtual discussions about the two decades of American militarism that 9/11 spurred.

Join us as we explore what lessons, if any, America has learned from the war in Afghanistan and how we can avoid repeating the same costly mistakes. 

The Taliban now control the vast majority of Afghan territory and the machinery of government. The country is still highly reliant on outside aid, most of which is suspended. Many countries have chosen to shutter their diplomatic missions, with only China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and a handful of smaller regional countries maintaining embassies and consulates. How will these countries interact with a new Taliban-led government? What leverage might they exert and to what end? What does the regionally-led diplomacy mean for the United States?

Join a discussion with former Afghan ambassador to Canada and France Omar Samad, Stimson Center's Yun Sun, International Crisis Group's Ibraheem Bahiss, and journalist Zahid Hussain. QI’s Anatol Lieven will moderate.