What’s Next After the Democracy Summi t, Engaging with the Taliban, and More

December 22, 2021

The Summit for Democracy laid a robust groundwork for success despite some skeptical and even pessimistic examinations of the challenges it faced. Norman Eisen, Andrew Kenealy, and Mario Picon give a breakdown of the convening and the work that now needs to be done by the United States, other participating countries, and civil society.

“If we refuse to engage with the Taliban at any meaningful level, its leadership might have less and less motivation to rein in terrorist movements that could again take root there. And economic collapse and isolation risk provoking deeper instability, insecurity, and repression,” argue Michael O’Hanlon, Rory Stewart, and Obaid Younossi.

On the latest episode of the 17 Rooms podcast, Amar Bhattacharya and John Podesta join Zia Khan and John McArthur to discuss a “breakthrough” agenda on climate finance, which is necessary to deliver on greater climate ambition and ensure synergy with the sustainable development agenda.

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