Lessons Learned? The U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq and What it May Mean for Afghanistan
Can the coming transition out of Afghanistan be informed by lessons from the U.S. military-diplomatic transition in Iraq?
This event will look at a newly released RAND study titled Ending the U.S. War in Iraq: The Final Transition, Operational Maneuver, and Disestablishment of the United States Forces–Iraq, which explores how our experience in the military exit and transition of responsibilities in Iraq might help to inform future U.S. transition planning in Afghanistan.
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Speakers
Former Senior Advisor to the President for Alumni Relations, Woodrow Wilson Center; Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Woodrow Wilson Center
Feature Writer, BBC News
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