The al-Qaeda-Taliban Nexus
The threat posed by the al-Qaeda-Taliban relationship is a crucial element in U.S. strategic planning in Afghanistan. Four experts explore...
Speaker: Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
May 5, 2011
CFR’s Elliott Abrams discusses the implications of Osama bin Laden’s death for the future of al-Qaeda and the evolving democracy movements in the Arab world.
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