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Welcome to my blog - I'm Charles Reed and I advise the Church of England on foreign policy issues.
This blog covers a variety of topics from US foreign policy to European politics and the Middle East - and whatever else happens to be in the news or catch my attention.
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Tag Archives: Taleban
Negotiating with the Taleban
The video of four Marines urinating on Taleban corpses has rightly been condemned by relevant US authorities. Indecent and inappropriate acts like this inevitably and rightly shock public sensitivities. Perhaps the most surprising element in this story, however, has been … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
Tagged Afghanistan, Hilary Clinton, President Karzai, Taleban, Urinating Marines
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Afghanistan: To 2015 and Beyond
Rather than face the inevitable tsunami of emails that arises from being holiday, I decided to escape the office today for the relative sanctuary of the IISS where resident scholars were launching the results of their research project on the … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Uncategorized
Tagged Afghanistan, Haqqani, IISS, Iran, Middle East, nuclear proliferation, Taleban
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