Wilson In the News
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Zawahiri’s Killing is a Blow to the Taliban (Foreign Policy)
“The discovery of Zawahiri in Kabul means the international community—which has held back from recognizing the Taliban regime in part because of concerns about its ties to terrorists—will be even less likely to grant legitimacy through formal relations or the badly needed financial aid that would come with it.” Read more from Michael Kugelman in his latest South Asia Brief.
China's Response to Pelosi Taiwan Visit (Bloomberg)
“One of the great dangers of this is now China has established a new baseline. They fired live missiles near Taiwan’s territorial waters. What it means is that next time they feel provoked—and that time certainly will come—they will respond based on that baseline. So you’re going to have continued escalation in the Taiwan Straits.” —Robert Daly on “Balance of Power.”
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