Nancy Lindborg on the Iran Crisis and its Impact on Iraq and Afghanistan

January 16, 2020 00:10:03
Nancy Lindborg on the Iran Crisis and its Impact on Iraq and Afghanistan
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Nancy Lindborg on the Iran Crisis and its Impact on Iraq and Afghanistan

Jan 16 2020 | 00:10:03

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Show Notes

USIP President and CEO Nancy Lindborg explains how U.S.-Iran tensions could exacerbate state fragility and hamper longstanding peacebuilding efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying, “All of this can be put at risk with the current tensions as both countries really fear becoming collateral damage.”

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