95. José R. Rivera-González on US Withdrawal from Afghanistan

<p>Which series of events led to US final (and controversial) withdrawal from Afghanistan? Why there is so much fear of the Taliban "taking over" and ruling the territory? How foreign invasions and influence from British/USSR to US and China shaped the nation-building process in Afghanistan? Could there be "legitimate" non-Western systems of governance? Will there be a new humanitarian crisis or Afghan civil war? Has the international community "failed" the Afghan people, particularly women and girls? What will happen now?</p> <p>An interview with Jose R. Rivera-Gonzalez, lecturer of International Studies and US Foreign Policy at the Universidad Sagrado Corazon in Puerto Rico and foreign affairs media commentator, on the history of nation-building in Afghanistan and the repercussions of foreign inversions and interventions.</p> <p>Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram @womanhood_ir and support our community in Patreon https://www.patreon.com/womanhoodir</p> <p><strong>Listen to related episodes:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>90. Itzel Pamela Pérez-Gómez on Gender Issues in the Middle East</li> <li>86. Chloé Meulewaeter on Global Military Spending &amp; Demilitarization Efforts</li> <li>81. Feminist Approaches to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda</li> </ul> <p><strong>Recommended links to this episode:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/08/16/remarks-by-president-biden-on-afghanistan/"><strong>Official Remarks by President Biden on Afghanistan (August 16th, 2021)</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/8/16/the-us-spent-2-trillion-in-afghanistan-and-for-what"><strong>The US spent $2 trillion in Afghanistan – and for what?</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.vox.com/22626240/taliban-afganistan-baradar"><strong>Who are the Taliban now?</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/08/16/1027929275/what-womens-advocacy-groups-worldwide-are-doing-for-women-in-afghanistan"><strong>W