Fatally Flawed? Deconstructing US Policy-Making in Afghanistan

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The MIT Security Studies Program
invites you to the first lecture in the series:
“After 2014: What Next for Central  and South Asia?”

"Fatally Flawed? Deconstructing US Policy-Making in Afghanistan"

Matt Waldman practiced as an international lawyer based in London, after which he served as a foreign affairs and defense advisor in the UK and European Parliaments. He has worked on Afghanistan and the region since 2005, as Oxfam's head of policy for Afghanistan, a Carr Center for Human Rights fellow, independent analyst, and, most recently, as a senior UN official in Kabul covering conflict resolution and reconciliation with the Taliban.

Matt is currently conducting research on U.S. foreign policymaking, conflict resolution, and Afghanistan. He is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs "Chatham House" and a consultant on mediation initiatives in the Middle East and Africa for the NGO Inter Mediate.

Location:

MIT Millikan Room (E53-482)