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Michael Kugelman

Michael Kugelman is deputy director of the Asia Program and senior associate for South Asia at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Twitter: @michaelkugelman

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A critical moment for US policy in South Asia

January 25, 2020

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New Taliban-US peace talks prompt cautious optimism

Three months after US President Donald Trump pulled the plug on talks between the US government and the Taliban, negotiations have formally resumed.

December 16, 2019

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Modi and Xi convey message of cooperation

October 18, 2019

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Parsing the emerging US-Taliban deal: many questions, few answers

September 06, 2019

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We ignore the continued Daesh threat at our peril

August 23, 2019

Michael Kugelman

Taliban has Americans right where it wants them

After more than half a dozen rounds of talks between the US and the Taliban, the two sides are reportedly edging closer to a deal. The Afghan peace and reconciliation process has made remarkable progress, which was seemingly unimaginable just a few months ago.

August 03, 2019

Michael Kugelman