The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has had and will continue to have ripple effects on the United States’ relationship to the rest of the world. For today’s show, […]
9/11, Twenty Years Later
For today’s 9/11 anniversary show, we hear two perspectives on the fallout of the September 11 attacks and the long War on Terror. First up, Stephen Zunes on the United […]
A history of the quagmire called Afghanistan
Despite limited natural resources and in a remote location with little strategic influence, Afghanistan has been the target for foreign occupation for over 40 years by the Soviet Union and […]
The Long View on Afghanistan
The “Graveyard of Empires” claims another victim. The University of Wisconsin’s Mou Bannerjee talks about the long history of failed occupations of Afghanistan.
A Contemporary History of Afghanistan
Today on the show, geographer Zoltán Grossman talks about the contemporary history of Afghanistan and provides context for the news cycle as U.S. troops withdraw. Zoltán Grossman is a professor […]
Madison Non-Profit Prepares to Resettle Afghan Refugees
In the aftermath of the Taliban seizing control of Afghanistan, Wisconsin is gearing up to take refugees. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Fort McCoy, a U.S. Army installation by […]
