Jacob Benjamin

Jacob Benjamin is an incoming Ph.D. candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, with a research focus on security strategies to the rise of China. He tweets at @JacobE_Benjamin

What Does Afghanistan Mean for US Allies in East Asia?

Opinion - Aug 23, 2021
210818-M-TU241-1001 HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Afghanistan (August 18, 2021) Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) search luggage during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 18. U.S. Marines are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan., U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/U.S. Central Command Public Affairs , modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&redirs=0&search=kabul%20airport&fulltext=Search&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns14=1&title=Special:Search&advanced=1&fulltext=Advanced%20search#/media/File:Marines_with_the_24th_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit_(MEU)_search_luggage_during_an_evacuation_at_Hamid_Karzai_International_Airport,_Kabul,_Afghanistan,_Image_6_of_8.jpg

The fall of Kabul is causing some to question Washington’s commitment to its East Asian allies.

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