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Lisa Curtis

@LisaCurtisDC

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Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security

Washington, DC
Joined January 2012
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
I was quoted in this @FT piece but completely disagree w/premise that COVID second wave shows India unable to be strong strategic partner for US. Wrongheaded assertion. Hopefully my quotes reflect that.
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Amy Kazmin
3 years
The #COVID19 pandemic is a reality check + has laid bare the structural deficiencies of the Indian state in the crudest way we've ever seen: @ConstantinoX @PaliwalAvi @CarnegieEndow 's A Tellis @LisaCurtisDC talk abt India + Quad via @FinancialTimes
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Fruitless for US to keep pleading with #Taliban for peace talks. @USEmbassyKabul @SecBlinken @State_SCA @UNAMAnews lead effort to deprive TB of legitimacy and slap UN sanctions on key TB leaders for atrocities against civilians, like assassination of government media chief.
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Lisa Curtis
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Read @CNASdc @carriecordero excellent piece on why protecting US national security means “defending the effective functioning of the Constitution”
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3 years
My latest on #Afghanistan in @ForeignAffairs . “In cataloging its mistakes, Washington must also seriously evaluate its diplomatic efforts—especially peace talks with the Taliban led by U.S. negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad.”: ..
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Caught up with ⁦ @saadmohseni ⁩ ⁦ @DohaForum ⁩ and discussed disturbing new restrictions #taliban placing on Afghan media. ⁦ @TOLOnews ⁩ remains beacon of light for #Afghanistan .
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This merits disengagement and international isolation of the #Taliban by international community. Will we stand up for #AfghanWomen ?
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Shabnam Nasimi
2 years
So after almost 17 months of banning teenage girls from school. The Taliban decide to BAN women from universities too. Afghanistan is the ONLY country in the world that bans women and girls from going to school & university. This is a crime against humanity & it must not stand.
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Qatar gives spotlight to ⁦⁦ @Malala ⁩ and ⁦ @RoyaMahboob ⁩ and pulls Taliban’s Motakki from ⁦ @DohaForum ⁩ program signaling world stands with #Afghanistan women and girls in face of #Taliban crackdown.
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#Taliban basically asserting Doha agreement allows them to shelter #AlQaeda . Proves it was the worst agreement in US history. Not worth the paper on which it’s written.
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Syed Zabiullah Langari
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#BreakingNews : The Taliban in a statement confirms that US drone strike targeted a house in Shirpur area of capital #Kabul . The #Taliban have condemned the attack as violation of Doha peace agreement & harmful for mutual cooperation in the future. #Afghanistan #KabulExplosion
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Lisa Curtis
6 years
Praying for speedy and full recovery of #AhsanIqbal @betterpakistan . Your nation needs you for free, fair elections. Stay strong, committed to democratic future.
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Prominent @kabuluniversity Professor Faizullah Jalal arrested for criticizing #Taliban . Please raise your voices for his immediate release: @US4AfghanPeace @amnestyusa @ScholarsAtRisk
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Hasina Jalal
3 years
It has been six hours since the arrest of my father, Professor Jalal, and ever since, we have not been able to contact him. I call on the Taliban to immediately release my father. Please join my call. #FreeProfessorJalal #FreeJalal @hrw @POTUS @unafghanistan @SecBlinken
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3 years
See my latest on #Afghanistan in @just_security . The US must not accept terrorist-linked TB forcing its will on Afghan people through violence…must instead shore up Afghan security forces and drop illusion of peace process.
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Lisa Curtis
4 years
Thanks @RHFontaine excited to join the fabulous team @CNASdc and work with @RichardRVerma @DrJohnSPark @DavidFeith and others on critical Indo-Pacific issues impacting US national security.
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Richard Fontaine
4 years
We are thrilled that @LisaCurtisDChas joined @CNASdc to direct our Indo-Pacific Security Program. Welcome also to new adjunct senior fellows @RichardRVerma , @DrJohnSPark and @DavidFeith .
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8 years
#Raisina2017 @amrullahsaleh2 advice to @realDonaldTrump : condition aid 2 Pakistan 4 success in Afghanistan
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3 years
Read @Chellaney . Perceptive Piece on Afghanistan and what to expect if US fully withdraws:
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1 year
If true that #Taliban has started banning girls from attending school past third grade, it raises serious questions re whether US engagement with Taliban is helping or hurting Afghan people?
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Must Read @htTweets interview with @douglaslondon5 on #Afghanistan : “So it was probably, diplomatically speaking, the worst agreement I've ever seen the US negotiate.”
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Read @husainhaqqani @ForeignAffairs : “The United States is unlikely to soon forgive Pakistan for its decades-long enabling of the Taliban.” .
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
Excellent meeting w/ ⁦ @harshvshringla ⁩ ⁦ @raisinadialogue ⁩. Discussed US-India, incl successful 2+2, plus challenges from China, Russia, and his upcoming role as lead on G20 as India prepares for G20 Presidency.
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Lisa Curtis
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Was delighted to meet the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Tajikistan ⁦ @ZahirAghbar ⁩ to discuss his vision for an inclusive, peaceful #Afghanistan respectful of universally-recognized rights for women and girls.
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Wonderful to meet ⁦ @BDAmbassadorUSA ⁩ Shahidul Islam after many years. We discussed how to strengthen US-BD ties, including diversifying supply chains, infrastructure investments, and US support for BD’s socio-econ progress.
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
Honored and delighted to meet with #Afghanistan Permanent Representative to @UNGeneva @AndishaNasir to discuss support 4 civil society and preservation of human rights, esp those of women and girls. #neverstopfightingforAfghan people
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Lisa Curtis
1 year
Could not have said it better than @AmbJohnBolton on ill-advised arrest of #Pakistan former PM @ImranKhanPTI :
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John Bolton
1 year
The arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan is one more unnecessary step toward instability and crisis in Pakistan. The people of Pakistan will not benefit from the continuing turmoil. Instead, China, ISIS-K and other terrorists will take advantage of the unrest to their
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
via ⁦⁦⁦ @nytopinion ⁩ on why Afghan Adjustment Act should be included in Omnibus: “It would be a travesty if Congress, which funded that war for two decades, turned its back on our allies now.”
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Lisa Curtis
9 years
#CTC2016 Indian Home Minister says will stand by Pakistan if it cracks down on all terrorist groups on its soil
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
Who will stand up to the #Taliban for the women and girls of #Afghanistan ? Don’t look away.
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Shabnam Nasimi
2 years
This is Mursal Nabizadah. She was a former Member of Parliament in Afghanistan and was shot dead in her home last night in Kabul by armed men, alongside her bodyguards. Taliban ruled-Afghanistan is no longer a place for women. For humanity. For life.
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
Read @HappymonJacob in @ForeignAffairs . He argues that “India and Russia are no longer natural partners” and that “India’s dependence on Russia will continue to wane.”
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Lisa Curtis
6 years
Had privilege of meeting @DiploMog Palmerston the cat that hangs at the British Foreign Ministry. Nice cap off to excellent policy discussions!
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Watch @SarabiHabiba on @WIONews discuss murder of women’s rights activist Farouzan Safi. A chilling signal for #Afghan women:
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
Read @asfandyarmir excellent piece in @nytimes : “…there is no escaping the fact that Al Qaeda continues to fester under the Taliban. This means that the U.S.-Taliban engagement of the past several years has failed.”
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Lisa Curtis
1 year
I talked w @dw_hotspotasia about # #ImranKhan arrest. There’s a habit in Pakistan of trying to drag the US into its internal political machinations:
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DW Asia
1 year
Pakistan cypher controversy: A 'misreading of conversation' Lisa Curtis, a US national security expert, tells DW's Washington bureau chief, @inespohl , that Pakistani politicians use the anti-US sentiment for their own political gains, and the former Pakistan PM Khan did the same.
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Lisa Curtis
6 years
During visit to #Bangladesh , saw first hand its extraordinary response to #Rohingya refugees. World is grateful for Bangladeshi leadership on this humanitarian crisis: ?
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Lisa Curtis
1 year
Great to see @US4AfghanPeace traveling to Turkey, Qatar, and UAE to meet Afghans opposed to the Taliban’s brutal repression of women, as we recommended in @CNASdc report
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Lisa Curtis
4 years
@rahulkanwal Sending my heartfelt condolences. He was a wonderful person with amazing insight and knowledge of Indian security issues. I learned a lot from him and will miss him. May you find comfort in your memories of him.
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Lisa Curtis
8 years
Indian FS @IOC_2016 #IOC2016 "no one would have predicted few years ago the extent of Indo-Bangladesh ties today"
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Lisa Curtis
1 year
See quote noting Biden and Trump administrations bear responsibility for Afghanistan failure. The Doha deal was terrible, but Biden had chance to scrap it:
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Will global terrorists Build Back Better in #Afganistan ? MI5 Chief worries about it.
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Lisa Curtis
1 year
Had a very fruitful discussion with German State Secretary ⁦ @markspeich ⁩ On Indo-Pacific issues and the global impact of Russia’s war of aggression against #Ukraine . Amidst these challenges, the US-German partnership is more important than ever.
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
My take on today’s Quad summit:
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CNN Opinion
3 years
"The Biden Administration is right to strengthen the Quad as a way to help meet the challenges associated with a rising China and to bolster its own ability to compete effectively," writes @LisaCurtisDC
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Participated in sixth annual @AstanaClub_kz meeting; discussed #Afghanistan and how to address humanitarian crisis, engagement with the Taliban, and regional diplomacy.
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Astana Club
3 years
Lisa Curtis at the session "Future of Afghanistan and Its Impact on the Central Asia Region" noted: "Restrictions on the rights of Afghan women should be taken into account when providing financial assistance to the Taliban". @LisaCurtisDC @AstanaClub_kz
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Lisa Curtis
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Indian FS Jaishankar @IOC_2016 #IOC2016 "ASEAN still best game in town, nucleus of larger Asia coagulation"
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Lisa Curtis
6 years
Honored to be part of the historical first-ever US-India 2+2 dialogue. If you look closely, can see my profile in bottom left photo!
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Secretary Pompeo
6 years
What’s the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue? It’s a fancy name for getting this group together to work through the issues that bind & challenge our world’s oldest & largest democracies. #India #2Plus2Dialogue @StateDept @DeptofDefense
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
Join @CNASdc for a panel on Afghanistan hosted by @RHFontaine in about four hours. Don’t miss it!
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No One Left Behind
2 years
TOMORROW: @CNASdc hosts a virtual conversation on #Afghanistan feat. Gen David Petraeus, Amb. Ryan Crocker, @LisaCurtisDC , @NilofarSakhi , and NOLB Chair @philipmcaruso . Sign up here:
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Lisa Curtis
8 years
Ind ForMin Susha Swaraj #ioc2016 "Indian Ocean will determine the dynamics of the Asian century"
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
From May 14 @HindustanTimes : “India is a resilient nation, and it will get a handle on the pandemic wave currently ravaging the nation. When it does, the need for the Quad will be as — or more — important as ever.”
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Wise advice for @POTUS on #Afghanistan from 5 former Ambassadors. “United States must act forcefully in Afghanistan with air and defense support along with robust diplomacy…Washington’s global credibility—is at stake.”
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Must read by @SethGJones in @WSJ . “The U.S. should coordinate with its international partners and allies to denounce the appointment of Sirajuddin Haqqani, refuse to recognize the new Taliban government.”
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
Public execution, whippings in Afghanistan mark revival of Taliban punishments. International community must isolate brutal #Taliban regime, finally accept they have NOT changed.
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Lisa Curtis
7 years
My latest on why US must not cede regional diplomatic role in #Afghanistan to #Russia :
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Lisa Curtis
8 years
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe #IOC2016 calls for more cooperation and linkages between ASEAN and SAARC.
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
My pleasure to meet @ErzhanKazykhan in Nur-Sultan to discuss US-Kazakh relations, Central Asia’s role in emerging geo-strategic competition, and Afghanistan.
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Erzhan Kazykhan
3 years
Good to see old friend and colleague @LisaCurtisDC in Kazakhstan this morning. I fondly remember our joint work to elevate relations between 🇰🇿 & 🇺🇸 to the level of #EnhancedStrategicPartnership . Look forward to continue our good cooperation in a new format.
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Lisa Curtis
1 year
The @CNASdc Indo-Pacific Security Program is hiring a new Research Assistant. Interested applicants, please apply today:
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Lisa Curtis
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Must read @HouseForeignGOP statement on #Afghanistan Taliban support for AQ and criticizing @StateDept downplaying those links. The whitewashing of the Taliban and their gender apartheid must end.
@HouseForeignGOP
House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority
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Read the full release here⬇️
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Lisa Curtis
6 years
Meeting with #Afghanistan President Ghani following his historic peace overture at #Kabul Process Conference 2:
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Lisa Curtis
1 year
Such a pleasure to host @elyratner @CNASdc #CNAS2023 on Indo-Pacific security. “A stronger India that can defend its own interests, sovereignty is good for US….I see a lot of mutual benefit we are deriving from rship, we’re putting our shoulders into it.”
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Lisa Curtis
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German Foreign Minister ⁦ @ABaerbock ⁩ speaks at US-India-Europe Trilateral Dialogue in Delhi w/ ⁦⁦ @GarimaMo ⁩: “Russia’s war of aggression has shaken world…⁦ @PMOIndia ⁩ told Putin “Not era of war.” Standing together in support of UN charter.
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Lisa Curtis
1 year
On #Afghanistan Mike Vickers says not worth sacrificing US values and breaking faith w/Afghans to try to cooperate with #Taliban on ISKP. Al-Qaeda likely the bigger terror threat over long-term, he says. Watch at minute 37.
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CNAS
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We're taking audience questions for our live event with Former Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael Vickers. Join the conversation using #CNAS2023
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Lisa Curtis
9 years
Pakistan frees terrorist leader #Lakhvi . Slap in face of US & victims families: http://t.co/0ptHVq19xm
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
With #Taliban repressive policies toward women and girls and continued sheltering of #AlQaeda terrorists, more important than ever to avoid legitimizing their rule. Read my recommendations from @CNASdc report published in January:
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CNAS
2 years
In a CNAS report, @LisaCurtisDC provides a detailed roadmap for the U.S. role in Afghanistan moving forward—and how policymakers should support the Afghan people without legitimizing the regime. Read more:
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Lisa Curtis
8 years
Read excellent piece by @carlottagall . When will Pak-Saudi double dealing on Afghanistan end?
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
See @WSJ : “Americans may have supported a withdrawal from Afghanistan, but views could change if TB…deals brutally with the population as they did in the 1990s or terror safe haven re-emerges.”
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
So honored to join @RFERL Board of Directors!
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Jamie Fly
2 years
Excited to have @LisaCurtisDC and @JacksonDiehl join the @RFERL Board of Directors!
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Finally, an op-ed that goes beyond the hackneyed arguments on American politics and Afghanistan. Read @CNASdc @RHFontaine :
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Join #NewGrandStrategy FP Virtual Dialogue on #Afghanistan today at 11 am EST with ⁦ @LaurelMillerICG ⁩ and ⁦ @WillRuger ⁩ with ⁦ @MichaelKugelman ⁩ moderating:
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Lisa Curtis
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Read @fispahani @thehill : “while negotiating in Doha, the Taliban has conducted targeted assassinations of women, civil society activists and journalists…the Taliban have already knocked on the doors of faith leaders…women and human rights activists.”
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Lisa Curtis
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Indian Rear Adm Singh @IOC_2016 #IOC2016 "no need for Code of Conduct in IOR, where cooperation, not hegemony prevail"
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Wise words from Bob Gates re #Afghanistan “The outcome in Afghanistan still matters in terms of America interests.”
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Lisa Curtis
3 years
Speaking at @FinancialTimes @IndianExpress event on Thursday with @MohanCRaja @AyresAlyssa @tanvi_madan and Arun Kumar Singh:
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Shubhajit Roy
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Do register for this Thursday, May 20 4.45 pm-8.05 pm Power-packed panels: EAM @DrSJaishankar Ex-NSA @ShivshankaMenon Ex- Sr Dir, NSC @LisaCurtisDC US Defence' Dy Asst Secy Lindsey Ford NSAB member Lt Gen (r) @narasimhansl Ex-Indian amb to US/NSAB member Arun Singh 1/n
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Lisa Curtis
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Bravo to @Obaidwardak7 for taking a stand for #AfghanWomen . Let’s hope more show your courage, Sir.
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Obaidullah Wardak
2 years
To mark my protest against the unjust and immoral ban on girls education by the current regime in Afghanistan, I have resigned from my position as a faculty member at Kabul University. I am opposing this brutal clampdown on girls education even if I have to stand alone. 1/2
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Good for @RepKinzinger for standing up for Afghans, esp women: “We are seeing what many of us feared all along - that the TB never had any intentions to ensure women’s rights were protected.”
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
Wonderful to meet Afghan former diplomat, journalist and activist Lailuma Sadid⁩ in Brussels. World Will not tolerate #Taliban mistreatment of women/girls like recent efforts to keep women out of universities. Thanks to voices like ⁦ @Lailuma9 ⁩.
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Lisa Curtis
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Do you want to be part of the @CNASdc team, doing fast-paced, impactful work on a critical region of the world? If so, consider applying for an RA position with our Indo-Pacific Security team:
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
Chinese DefMin Wei Fenghe speaking now at #SLD22 : says Russia/China have partnership, not alliance, notes China hasn’t provided material support 2 Russia 4 Ukraine war. Strangely, keeps asking who wants war in Ukraine (ignoring fact Moscow was aggressor).
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Lisa Curtis
2 years
Fantastic ⁦ @CNASdc ⁩ visit to #Philippines including stops at Clark Air base snd Subic Bay, Mindanao - Marawai & Butuan. Hilight was visit w/ ⁦ @mariaressa ⁩ in her office in Manila.
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Lisa Curtis
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Read @lynnekodonnell in @ForeignPolicy who argues the #UN should neither exit #Afghanistan nor recognize the anti-women #Taliban regime. “without the presence of UNAMA, Afghanistan risks becoming a black hole where terrorism thrives…”
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