The Taliban are back – and a new regional order is emerging

<p>How has the US withdrawal from Afghanistan affected the power balance in the wider region? In this month's podcast, Jean-Luc Racine, emeritus director of research at the CNRS, discusses his article ‘Taliban victory sparks regional reset', which appears in the December issue. As he explains, new alliances are forming and old fears resurfacing – not least that extremist violence will spill over Afghanistan's (...)</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2021/12" rel="directory">2021/12</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/podcast" rel="tag">Podcast</a>, <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/2021/12 afghanistan" rel="tag">2021/12 Afghanistan</a>