Foreign Affairs committee  It's very difficult to actually give a date or a timeline arbitrarily like that, because there are a lot of variables involved, but what I can tell you is that if we are, at this point in time--and when we say “we”, we mean NATO member states--still debating as to what needs to b

Foreign Affairs committee  I will wrap up by saying that, sure, they—the Taliban—are not winning, but we're not winning either. We shouldn't take comfort from that. Therefore, we need to do what needs to be done, which is to support the security institutions that can then build other institutions. I'd li

Foreign Affairs committee  Honourable chairman and members of the committee, thank you so much for inviting me to share my thoughts. I too was invited late last night, and unfortunately I don't have a written document to share with you. A lot can be said. One is perplexed with the complexity of the topic