Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Is Afghanistan the Evidence That Western Politics Is Broken? 368 August 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The National (U.A.E.) on 24 August 2021 by Gavin Esler (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AfghanistanBarack ObamaJoe Bidenmilitary withdrawalTalibanU.A.E. Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Egypt: Ilhan Omar and Trump: A Test of American Democracy November 4, 2026. Published in Daily News Egypt 0 Canada: The US AI Panic Is a Gift to Canada November 2, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Ireland: Martha Stewart Dressing Up as a Socioeconomic Crisis Was a Perfect Reflection of the Times November 3, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 South Africa: ‘America First’ in Africa: Coltan and Cash for Condoms and the ‘El Chapos’ November 4, 2026. Published in Conviction 0 Nigeria: How America’s Mid-Term Elections Will Change the Dynamics of US-Africa and Diaspora Relationship November 4, 2026. Published in TheCable 0 Topics South Africa: The Media We No Longer Need, and the Journalism We Do November 4, 2026. Published in Africa Daily 0 Egypt: Trump’s Second Term: When Maximum Pressure Begins to Undermine American Power November 4, 2026. Published in Daily News Egypt 0 Egypt: Ilhan Omar and Trump: A Test of American Democracy November 4, 2026. Published in Daily News Egypt 0 Uganda: Trump, Netanyahu Political Troubles and Why Uganda Should Be Watching Closely November 4, 2026. Published in New Vision 0 South Africa: ‘America First’ in Africa: Coltan and Cash for Condoms and the ‘El Chapos’ November 4, 2026. Published in Conviction 0 Nigeria: How America’s Mid-Term Elections Will Change the Dynamics of US-Africa and Diaspora Relationship November 4, 2026. Published in TheCable 0 Uganda: Of Uganda’s Neocolonial Dependency and the Price of Regime Political Survival November 4, 2026. Published in The Observer 0 Egypt: Trump’s Deliberate Blurring of Foreign and Domestic Politics November 4, 2026. Published in Daily News Egypt 0 Related Articles Egypt: The United States, the Gulf States and the Teenager October 30, 2026. Published in almasryalyoumThe Americans, and the West in general, do not see an "Arab moment" at all. They simply see prey, and they are competing over who gets to swallow it whole. Saudi Arabia: The US’ Postwar Regional Plan Is a Nonstarter September 11, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe plan ignores the root cause of the region’s decades-old conflict, which is the unresolved Palestinian question. Canada: 25 Years after 9/11, the West Has Given Up September 10, 2026. Published in National Post Germany: Even the Forever Young Former President Is 80 Now August 24, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungObama is the only one of the group of former presidents who is not yet 80. Saudi Arabia: Will Trump Conclude a Deal like Obama’s? May 26, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe Trump administration and the Tehran regime are both cornered and in need of some agreement. Previous articleMonumental BetrayalNext articleAfghanistan. Backward Forward LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment