Podcast appearances and mentions of laurel miller

This week, A'ndre and Andrea speak with former SOF-CENTCOM commander LTG Michael Nagata and former senior State Department official Laurel Miller on a recent USIP report on counterterrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.  LTG Nagata and Laurel discuss how the counterterrorism landscape has changed since 2021, outlining the different terror groups in the region, from al Qaeda and ISIS-K to anti-Pakistan and anti-India groups such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group. The two guests share their thoughts on the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the faulty intertwining of counterterrorism and counter-insurgency, and also share thoughts on the growth of these terror groups amidst ongoing tensions in the broader Middle East and South Asia regions. LTG Nagata and Laurel also discuss U.S. cooperation with Pakistan and India on counterterrorism, and whether or not the U.S. should work with or pressure the Taliban in Afghanistan. A'ndre and Andrea close out the conversation with LTG Nagata and Laurel through a conversation on how counterterrorism can be tied to strategic competition priorities.For more information, and to read the report, click on the link below:https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/05/senior-study-group-counterterrorism-afghanistan-and-pakistan-final-report (https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/05/senior-study-group-counterterrorism-afghanistan-and-pakistan-final-report)

Two years ago Tuesday, Taliban fighters poured into Afghanistan's capital and the army melted away and President Ashraf Ghani fled for his life. The country that the U.S. and NATO spent nearly 20 years fighting to build was suddenly controlled again by the same Taliban whom the U.S. deposed after 9/11. Nick Schifrin looks back on the anniversary with Nader Nadery and Laurel Miller. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Two years ago Tuesday, Taliban fighters poured into Afghanistan's capital and the army melted away and President Ashraf Ghani fled for his life. The country that the U.S. and NATO spent nearly 20 years fighting to build was suddenly controlled again by the same Taliban whom the U.S. deposed after 9/11. Nick Schifrin looks back on the anniversary with Nader Nadery and Laurel Miller. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

While a 20-year war has ended, the Afghan people continue to suffer, now under a collapsed economy. International Crisis Group's Laurel Miller and US Institute of Peace's Andrew Watkins join Deep Dish guest host Elizabeth Shackelford to discuss how the international community's isolation of the Taliban has helped precipitate suffering in Afghanistan, and what can and should be done to help.   Like the show? Leave us a rating and review.

Today's show features part one of Christiane's world exclusive interview with Afghanistan's Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, head of the feared extremist Haqqani Network. The Taliban leader has never done an interview with his face showing and has never sat on camera with a western news organization -- certainly not with a female journalist. The US government says Haqqani has American blood on his hands and there's a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest. Yet top western officials point to Haqqani's anti-terrorism measures in office and women working in his own ministry.  Also in today's show: Laurel Miller and Margot Wallström. Miller served as America's acting special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan during the Obama and Trump administrations, while Sweden's Wallström put feminism at the heart of her country's foreign policy during her time as foreign minister. And, Walter Isaacson interviews David Gergen about the latter's new book, Hearts Touched With Fire: How Great Leaders Are Made. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Laurel was recently elected to be on the East Holmes School board and is also the co-owner of Peak Physical Therapy & Wellness.  Join me as I learn a bit about what a school board does and talk to another successful business owner.  Peak Physical Therapy & Wellness Instagram FacebookWebsite

Nearly six months have passed since the Taliban's sudden takeover of Afghanistan. As the country faces down a failing economy and looming humanitarian catastrophe, the new Taliban regime is still struggling with what it means to govern, both internally within the country and externally in its relations with the broader international community.To get a sense of the state of play in Afghanistan, Scott R. Anderson sat down with a panel of experts: Laurel Miller, director of the International Crisis Group's Asia Program; Andrew Watkins, a senior expert on Afghanistan at the U.S. Institute of Peace; and Obaidullah Baheer, a lecturer at the American University in Afghanistan and a visiting scholar at The New School. They talked about the Taliban's approach to governing, its changing relationships with the outside world and what it all means for Afghanistan's future.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Afghanistan is in on the brink of the worst humanitarian crisis in recent memory: the economy is in a tailspin, famine is looming, food prices are skyrocketing, formal sector jobs have disappeared, and cash is scarce. The International Crisis Group's Laurel Miller and former US Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley join Deep Dish to explain what led us here after the abrupt US exit five months ago and why it's not too late for solutions.  Take our listener survey! 

Chris, Melanie, and Zack explore how the U.S. military recruits and retains top performers. In the recently released Marine Corps' talent management report, Marine Corps Commandant David H. Berger explains that the Corps “must bring into the service the right people with the right skill sets, measure their talents, and then match their skills to the duties they desire and are suited to perform.” But military leaders realize that the competition for talent is fierce, and they must be willing to challenge long-standing assumptions to succeed. Can they? Will the right package of incentives — combined with the desire of a small but significant number of American men and women to serve in uniform — ensure that the U.S. military will have the right people, in the right place, at the right time? Or do we need to consider moving to a different model, including possibly one based on compulsory service for all able-bodied men and women? Older and wiser Zack Cooper has a grievance with grad student Zack Cooper, Melanie throws shade on the Biden administration's economic policies, and Chris faults those playing politics with the lives of millions of innocent men, women, and children in Afghanistan. Shout outs to NASA astronaut-candidate Chris Williams, to Vice President Kamala Harris for wearing wired instead of Bluetooth headphones, and to the Atlantic Council's Mathew Burrows and Evan Cooper for a new report on U.S. efforts to promote democracy around the world. Links: Commandant of the Marine Corps Issues Talent Management 2030 Plan, November 3, 2021, https://www.marines.mil/News/Press-Releases/Press-Release-Display/Article/2831808/commandant-of-the-marine-corps-issues-talent-management-2030-plan/. Gen. David H. Berger, “A Concept for Stand-In Forces,” Proceedings, November 2021, https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/november/concept-stand-forces. Zoe Poindexter, “Amazon's consumer chief says hiring remains a "challenge" in "very tight" labor market,” CBS News, Nov. 28, 2021, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-hiring-dave-clark-labor-market-face-the-nation/?ftag=CNM-16-10abd6g. “Support for drafting women to the military has decreased since 2016 years,” Ipsos, Aug. 2, 2021, https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/news-polls/military-draft-women-support-2021. Connor O'Brien, “Lawmakers drop proposal to add women to the draft as defense bill headaches mount,” POLITICO, Dec. 6, 2021, https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/06/ndaa-women-draft-dropped-523829. Christina Goldbaum, “Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation,” New York Times, Dec. 4, 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/world/asia/afghanistan-starvation-crisis.html. Laurel Miller, Twitter, https://twitter.com/LaurelMillerICG/status/1467557958494175233?s=20 Mathew Burrows and Evan Cooper, “Assumption #4: The United States should prioritize the promotion of democracy around the world over other key US objectives,” Atlantic Council, Nov. 9, 2021, https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/assumption-testing-series/assumption-4-the-united-states-should-prioritize-the-promotion-of-democracy-around-the-world-over-other-key-us-objectives/. NAEI Student Competition, https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/scowcroft-center-for-strategy-and-security/new-american-engagement-initiative/naei-annual-student-competition/. Scott Bixby and Adam Rawnsley, “Actually, Kamala is Right: Bluetooth is a Risk,” The Daily Beast, Dec. 7, 2021, https://www.thedailybeast.com/well-actually-vice-president-kamala-harris-is-right-bluetooth-is-a-risk. Callie Patteson, “Pete Buttigieg Slammed for Urging Electric Car Buying to Counter Gas Prices,” New York Post, Nov. 29, 2021, https://nypost.com/2021/11/29/buttigieg-slammed-for-urging-electric-car-buying-to-counter-gas-prices/. “Biden is Hiking Lumber Tariffs at the Wrong Time,” Washington Post, Dec. 2, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/02/biden-lumber-tariff-mistake/. Jen Spindel and Robert Ralston, “Congress Might Require Women to Register for the Draft. Where Do Republicans and Democrats Stand?”, Washington Post, Nov. 15, 2021. Christopher Preble, “Don't Make Everyone Register for the Draft. Just End Draft Registration for Everyone,” Washington Post, Feb. 5, 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/15/congress-might-require-women-register-draft-where-do-republicans-democrats-stand/. Congressional Executive Commission on China, “Hearing on How China Uses Economic Coercion to Silence Critics and Achieve its Political Aims Globally,” Dec. 7, 2021, https://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/how-china-uses-economic-coercion-to-silence-critics-and-achieve-its-political-aims. NASA Astronaut Candidate Christopher L. Williams, NASA, December 2021, https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christopher-l-williams/biography.

From insurgency to government - the challenges for the Taliban and the West.Four months ago the Taliban stunned the world - maybe even themselves - when they entered Kabul and took power in Afghanistan. Since then they have had to move from 20 years of fighting to setting up a central government. That has not proven easy. In the meantime the people of Afghanistan are suffering food shortages and an economic crisis. So what is going on and what might happen next?Joining David Aaronovitch in The Briefing Room:Secunder Kermani, BBC Pakistan & Afghanistan correspondentDr. Mike Martin, visiting fellow in the War Studies department, King's College London.Laurel Miller, director of the International Crisis Group's Asia programme.Ahmed Rashid, journalist and author.Ashley Jackson, co-director of the Centre for the Study of Armed Groups at the global affairs think tank ODI.Producers: John Murphy, Ben Carter, Kirsteen Knight Studio Manager: Graham Puddifoot Editor: Richard VadonImage: Boy in Balkh camp, Afghanistan 13th November 2021. Credit: Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Today My guest is, Laurel Miller (also known as Crackers) She became a friend and mentor to my Mom at Bible study when I was growing up. When I was 11 my Grandma went to be with Jesus. Laurel and her and her Husband Tim( also known as Happy) became Grandparents to me and my siblings, stepping in just how God designed the body of Christ to do! She is an incredible woman of God who lost her hubby, our sweet Happy suddenly 4 years ago. Since then she has been walking through widowhood and grieving hand in hand with the Lord. Today she shares very raw exactly what happened and how God has sustained her through it. She is real about the hard and the good. Wether you are walking through a similar season, be it widowhood or loss of someone near and dear I believe you will be blessed and encouraged by our conversation. Even if you aren't experiencing loss I know this conversation can give you some good tools to have in the case it is something you walk through in the near or far future. Listen in, she is precious you are going to love our conversation. Links to stuff we talked about on the show: It is well with my soul story link Grief share ministry Danny Gokey- tell your heart to beat again Sarah plain and Tall movie Anne of Green Gables Movie Widowhood the definitive turning point book Follow and interact with Caroline on social platforms at: Instagram: @marriedrogersneighborhood Facebook: @marriedrogersneighborhood Twitter: @marriedrogers Clubhouse: @marriedrogers YouTube Channel: Married Rogers Neighborhood On her website: marriedrogersneighborhood.com You can subscribe to receive and email newsletter keeping you informed of coming content. (We promise not to spam you) Podcast Music Composed and performed by Jamie Miller If you would like more information on Jamie's Song Writing and performing services you can ask Caroline on any of the above platforms listed for her official contact info. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/housewivesofthekingdom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/housewivesofthekingdom/support

Robert and Laurel Miller join the podcast today to talk about what they're discovering about parenting as they raise their young children. Who will you serve? Who will your household serve? Listen today and be encouraged as you choose to serve the Lord, whether you have children in the home or not. ---- Find us on Facebook and Instagram Sign up for our newsletter here Send us a message to openthewordpodcast@gmail.com

In Episode 206 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jonathan Schroden, Director of the Countering Threats & Challenges Program at CNA. Schroden has served as a strategic advisor on Afghanistan to the US military since 2008, ranging from commands in-country to operational commands outside of Afghanistan, as well as strategic elements in the Pentagon, including the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In the first part of today's conversation, Jonathan and Demetri examine the lens through which the public has become informed about the events unfolding in Kabul over the last two weeks and the public narrative that has quickly formed around what is truly a humanitarian and political disaster.   The question however that has been lost in all of this is why the United States is leaving Afghanistan in the first place, the cost-calculation behind the decision to withdraw, and how this decision fits into a broader strategic shift in the focus of American Foreign policy. In the second half the two focus on the specific elements that contributed to America's defeat in Afghanistan, from the adroit battlefield tactics of the Taliban and their use of commercial technologies to fight an information war to massive corruption on the part of America's partners in the Afghan government. We also look at the ecosystem of terrorist organizations operating in-country and the international threat they pose to Americans, as well as the geopolitical implications of America's withdrawal for countries like China and Russia, as well as the supporting role played by Pakistan to aid the Taliban in its 20-year resistance against the US occupation. The goal of this episode, as well as our recent episode with Laurel Miller, is to help you fill in the gaps and put together some of the important pieces that have gone missing in what has largely been a unanimous condemnation of the President's actions. By the end of this episode, you should be able to understand clearly (1) what went wrong, (2) why it went wrong, (3) and the larger, longer-term implications for the tragic events that are currently unfolding. You can access the episode Overtime, as well as the transcript and rundown to this week's episode through the Hidden Forces Patreon Page. All subscribers gain access to our overtime feed, which can be easily added to your favorite podcast application. If you enjoyed listening to today's episode of Hidden Forces you can help support the show by doing the following: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | CastBox | RSS Feed Write us a review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to our mailing list through the Hidden Forces Website Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe & Support the Podcast at https://patreon.com/hiddenforces Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 08/24/2021

In Episode 205 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Laurel Miller, Director of International Crisis Group's Asia Program who previously served as deputy and then acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan in the U.S. State Department. Laurel also held the position of senior foreign policy expert at the RAND Corporation and served as a Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, Senior Advisor to the U.S. special envoy for the Balkans, and Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues during her previous time in government. Today's episode is meant to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the situation currently unfolding in Afghanistan, the unique circumstances leading up to the collapse of the Afghan government, and the political and geopolitical implications of the reconstitution of a Taliban-led Afghanistan for the United States, its allies, as well as its competitors in the region. The first hour of Demetri's conversation with Laurel is about the specific events that transpired in Afghanistan over the last several weeks, specifically looking at the contributing factors that led to the seemingly sudden collapse of the Afghan army and the evacuation of the capital by President Ghani and other members of the Afghan government. What were the facts on the ground leading up to the collapse? Who was aware of those facts? And why did the Biden Whitehouse and the US State and Defense departments fail so astonishingly in planning for this contingency? The two also discuss the history of America's involvement in Afghanistan, if things could have turned out differently, and what could have been done differently in the context of what we knew then and the priorities and risks facing previous administrations going back to George W. Bush in 2001. The second half of this conversation is spent looking forward at not only the various scenarios for how Afghanistan's political and economic future is likely to play out under a Taliban regime, but also how the US's military withdrawal from Afghanistan changes the geopolitical chessboard for other regional players like Russia, China, Pakistan, India, and Iran, who have a complex set of competing security and commercial interests in Central Asia, along with an equally complex set of bilateral strategic relationships with Afghanistan's neighbors, as well as with each other. Kofinas and Miller also discuss the political and diplomatic fallout stemming from how the Biden administration is perceived to have handled this withdrawal and its implications for the upcoming midterm and presidential elections in 2022 and 2024. Finally, the talk about how all of this impacts America's strategic relationships with its allies, in particular its European partners like Germany and the UK, who played such an integral role in the mission to rebuild Afghanistan over the last two decades.  You can access the episode overtime, as well as the transcript and rundown to this week's episode through the Hidden Forces Patreon Page. All subscribers gain access to our overtime feed, which can be easily added to your favorite podcast application. If you enjoyed listening to today's episode of Hidden Forces you can help support the show by doing the following: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | CastBox | RSS Feed Write us a review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to our mailing list through the Hidden Forces Website Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe & Support the Podcast at https://patreon.com/hiddenforces Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 08/23/2021

As the withdrawal from Afghanistan descends into chaos, we consider failures in intelligence, the international reaction to America's disorderly exit and whether decades of American involvement leave any positive legacy for the Afghan people. The Economist's US editor John Prideaux hosts with Laurel Miller of the International Crisis Group; Dr Weeda Mehran, who grew up under the Taliban; James Astil, The Economist's Washington bureau chief and former Afghanistan reporter, and Jon Fasman, US digital editor.For access to The Economist's print, digital and audio editions subscribe: economist.com/USpod  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the withdrawal from Afghanistan descends into chaos, we consider failures in intelligence, the international reaction to America's disorderly exit and whether decades of American involvement leave any positive legacy for the Afghan people. The Economist's US editor John Prideaux hosts with Laurel Miller of the International Crisis Group; Dr Weeda Mehran, who grew up under the Taliban; James Astil, The Economist's Washington bureau chief and former Afghanistan reporter, and Jon Fasman, US digital editor.For access to The Economist's print, digital and audio editions subscribe: economist.com/USpod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Laurel Miller joins us to discuss the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and to assess China's next steps in the region. Ms. Miller argues that China will continue to be cautiously involved with Afghanistan to fulfill its long-term vision of establishing peace and stability in the nearby region. She also estimates how China may use its influence in Pakistan to boost its political relations with the Taliban. Although Afghanistan was a bright spot for US-China cooperation in peace-process issues, Ms. Miller says that previous collaboration was exaggerated and that the brightness has been dimmed in recent years. Lastly, she weighs the likelihood of US-China cooperation on Afghanistan going forward. Laurel Miller is the Director of International Crisis Group's Asia Program, where she leads the organization's research, analysis, and policy advocacy in and about Asia's regional matters. Prior to joining the International Crisis Group, Ms. Miller was a senior foreign policy expert at the RAND Corporation. From 2013 to 2017, she served as the deputy and then acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the US Department of State.

This past Sunday, Americans woke up to a new reality in the country of Afghanistan—the Afghan government that the United States and its allies have supported for the last two decades is gone. In its place is a resurgent Taliban, now firmly in control of nearly the entire country. Meanwhile, the U.S. presence has been reduced to Kabul's international airport where soldiers and diplomats are working 24-7 to safely evacuate U.S. and allied personnel, U.S. and foreign civilians, and at least some vulnerable Afghans and their families, even as the rest of the country sits and waits to find out what life will be like under the new Taliban regime.To discuss these unprecedented events, Scott R. Anderson sat down with Afghanistan policy experts Madiha Afzal of the Brookings Institution, Laurel Miller of the International Crisis Group and Jonathan Schroden of CNA. They discussed the state of play in Afghanistan, how we got here and what we should expect next.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Taliban seized Afghanistan with a takeover of its capital Kabul this past weekend, leading the country's President Ashraf Ghani and U.S. personnel to flee. Afghan civilians also attempted to leave the country, which led to chaos at the airport in Kabul. We talked about what led to the swift takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban forces with Laurel Miller, director of the International Crisis Group's Asia Program. Between 2013 and 2017, Miller was the deputy and then-acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the U.S. State Department. And Josie Duffy Rice joins as WAD co-host. In headlines: recovery efforts in Haiti after a 7.2 magnitude quake, Canadians face a snap election, and a trio of volcanoes erupt in Alaska. Show Notes: Twitter: Laurel Miller – https://twitter.com/LaurelMillerICG For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To examine the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and how it impacts U.S. interests and credibility, Judy Woodruff speaks to Laurel Miller, former deputy and then acting U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2013 to 2017. She's now director of the Asia program at the International Crisis Group. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

To examine the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and how it impacts U.S. interests and credibility, Judy Woodruff speaks to Laurel Miller, former deputy and then acting U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2013 to 2017. She's now director of the Asia program at the International Crisis Group. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Taliban's relentless march across Afghanistan continues – taking control of provincial capitals, rural districts and the financially lucrative border crossings. As the world watches on with increasing concern US President Biden has told Afghan leaders that it's their battle to win and that they need to come together and fight for their nation. The female Afghan politician and diplomat Shukria Barakzai warned this week that her country is experiencing a ‘human catastrophe' and Afghanistan will provide a safe haven for militants, which will cause the world huge problems. There's also the prospect of a huge refugee crisis. But how are the Taliban succeeding and who's helping them?David Aaronovitch is joined in The Briefing Room by: Laurel Miller, Director of International Crisis Group's Asia Programme Ashley Jackson, Co-Director, Centre for the Study of Armed Groups Ahmed Rashid, Pakistani journalist and authorProducers: Ben Carter, Sally Abrahams and Kirsteen Knight Sound engineer: James Beard Editor: Penny Murphy

There are also reports of heavy fighting in Kunduz in the north and Lashkar Gah in the south. Violence has escalated across Afghanistan after US and other international forces began to withdraw their troops from the country, following 20 years of military operations. Taliban militants have made rapid advances in recent weeks, capturing large swathes of the countryside, and are now targeting key towns and cities. We get an update from the Afghan Defence Ministry and we hear from US analyst Laurel Miller - former acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the U.S. Department of State. Also on the programme: why families of victims of the 9/11 attacks have asked President Biden to stay away from twentieth anniversary memorial events; the Mexican government sues US gun manufacturers for fuelling drugs related violence; and India wins its first ever Olympic gold for athletics. (Photo: An Afghan security official patrol following an intense battle with Taliban militants, in Herat, Afghanistan Credit: EPA/Jalil Rezayee)

The past few weeks have seen sweeping gains by Taliban insurgents across parts of Afghanistan as U.S. forces withdraw. This week, Richard Atwood is joined by Laurel Miller, Crisis Group's Asia director, and Andrew Watkins, Crisis Group's senior Afghanistan analyst, to discuss what is arguably the most dramatic shift in the Afghan war since the U.S. intervention 20 years ago ousted the then Taliban government. Andrew describes the Taliban's steady expansion into many of Afghanistan's districts and what it means for the government's control in bigger cities and other provincial capitals. They discuss the Taliban's political and military strategy as foreign forces pull out. Laurel looks at how the evolving battlefield dynamics are viewed in Washington and the broader debates around the future of U.S. policy in South Asia. They discuss what the Taliban's advance means for peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government and other factions. They talk about how Afghanistan's neighbours and other regional powers view what is happening and what their policies might entail. They also look at what foreign powers would ideally do in the months ahead and what people should watch for a sense of the conflict's trajectory. For more information, explore Crisis Group's analysis on our Afghanistan page. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Laurel Miller. She represents the family-owned Wurthmann House in downtown Berlin, Ohio. Lots of history here - both for the area and the Connie and Robert Miller family. Check it out at https://www.vrbo.com/2185855?noDates=true&unitId=2750392.

On this week's episode, Chatrice and Luis continue their discussion of hooking up while on vacation. Our hosts continue the discussion in part 2 working through the rest of the tips from John Chesler's article of the Phoenix New Times, who wrote “10 Rules for Vacation Hookups. Since last time, Chatrice and Luis went to a Pride Brunch, went to a garden party, and have just come back from an out of town trip. Time Stamps0:00 - Intro0:19 - Hello and Welcome, Hosts Check In5:40 - Follow the pod, Chatrice, and Luis on TikTok and Instagram!12:24 - Selfish moment of the week for the hosts13:56 - Luis reframing working out as movement 17:42 - Shout for the Culture17:49 - One year anniversary of Courting in Color21:20 - BIPOC and queer graduates of any kind!22:25 - Holidays: National Best Friend, National Sex Day24:28 - Topic: Hooking up while on vacation25:00 - Laurel Miller at Refinery2925:32 - Word of the Pod: Carpe Dick-em25:53 - John Chesler, Phoenix New Times, author of “10 Rules for Vacation Hookups”: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/10-rules-for-vacation-hookups-6567867 27:28 - Tip #10: Do make use of your amenities30:30 - How to use the amenities you have available for a hookup32:26 - If you are travelling with others but don't have your own hotel room33:19 - Hoedom Coordinator33:28 - Tip #9: Don't get attached34:03 - Has Luis ever kept the fling going post vacay? Did vacation bae become bae?37:49 - Question: which hook up situation is preferred, where both are visitors are from out of town or the other person is in their hometown and you are visiting (or vice-versa)?39:01 - Tip #8: Do be nice39:44 - Has Luis ever gotten into a fight (non-physical) with a hookup?41:10 - Limited amount of time, no obligation to spend the night, 1 hour hooks up on vacation are lengthy42:03 - Chatrice's hook up at a hotel (pre-hook up practice for vacation hooks ups)43:51 - How to be safe while hooking up 47:44 - Tip #7: Don't forget where you are.49:43 - Do hookups only happen in certain cities?51:01 - Hosts answer: What is the furthest you have travelled for a hookup?54:01 - In new york and california, if you are too far to hook up, you don't!54:36 - Tip #6: Do learn as much as you can abour your partner55:33 - How much info do you get from a hookup?57:00 - Not relevant to know your hook up's occupation or what they do 1:00:29 - Whatever you ask of the person, you be prepared to answer too1:01:02 - Tip #5: Don't pretend to be something you're not1:02:01 - Have we ever hooked up with anyone famous?1:04:29 - Vacation friend flings1:06:26 - End of EpisodeWebsite: courtingincolor.com / Email: CourtNColor@gmail.com / Instagram: @CourtNColor Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review!

On this week's episode, Chatrice and Luis have the first part of a conversation around hooking up while on vacation. Our hosts reference John Chesler's article of the Phoenix New Times, who wrote “10 Rules for Vacation Hookups. They walk through each of the 10 tips to answer questions about how to get laid on vacation, how do you stay safe with hooksups, and how to find someone on vacation. Have you ever hooked up while away from home and on vacation, Cuties? Since recording last time, Luis has been on a work retreat with lots of food and Chatrice has had back-to-back dates (kind of), hair done, and a slight miscommunication setting up a date. Time Stamps0:00 - Intro0:19 - Hello and Welcome, Hosts Check In5:40 - Follow the pod, Chatrice, and Luis on TikTok and Instagram!12:24 - Selfish moment of the week for the hosts13:56 - Luis reframing working out as movement 17:42 - Shout for the Culture17:49 - One year anniversary of Courting in Color21:20 - BIPOC and queer graduates of any kind!22:25 - Holidays: National Best Friend, National Sex Day24:28 - Topic: Hooking up while on vacation25:00 - Laurel Miller at Refinery2925:32 - Word of the Pod: Carpe Dick-em25:53 - John Chesler, Phoenix New Times, author of “10 Rules for Vacation Hookups”: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/10-rules-for-vacation-hookups-6567867 27:28 - Tip #10: Do make use of your amenities30:30 - How to use the amenities you have available for a hookup32:26 - If you are travelling with others but don't have your own hotel room33:19 - Hoedom Coordinator33:28 - Tip #9: Don't get attached34:03 - Has Luis ever kept the fling going post vacay? Did vacation bae become bae?37:49 - Question: which hook up situation is preferred, where both are visitors are from out of town or the other person is in their hometown and you are visiting (or vice-versa)?39:01 - Tip #8: Do be nice39:44 - Has Luis ever gotten into a fight (non-physical) with a hookup?41:10 - Limited amount of time, no obligation to spend the night, 1 hour hooks up on vacation are lengthy42:03 - Chatrice's hook up at a hotel (pre-hook up practice for vacation hooks ups)43:51 - How to be safe while hooking up 47:44 - Tip #7: Don't forget where you are.49:43 - Do hookups only happen in certain cities?51:01 - Hosts answer: What is the furthest you have travelled for a hookup?54:01 - In new york and california, if you are too far to hook up, you don't!54:36 - Tip #6: Do learn as much as you can abour your partner55:33 - How much info do you get from a hookup?57:00 - Not relevant to know your hook up's occupation or what they do 1:00:29 - Whatever you ask of the person, you be prepared to answer too1:01:02 - Tip #5: Don't pretend to be something you're not1:02:01 - Have we ever hooked up with anyone famous?1:04:29 - Vacation friend flings1:06:26 - End of EpisodeWebsite: courtingincolor.com / Email: CourtNColor@gmail.com / Instagram: @CourtNColor Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review!

In just two months, U.S. troops are slated to withdraw from Afghanistan per an agreement with the Taliban. It’s unclear whether President Biden will adhere to the terms of the agreement, or whether he’ll try to extend the withdrawal deadline and keep American troops in Afghanistan. Many are calling on the president to prolong the troop deployment until Afghanistan stabilizes -- or perhaps indefinitely. Others argue the May 1 deadline is the best chance in two decades for the U.S. to finally end America’s longest war. This week, the Eurasia Group Foundation’s Mark Hannah brings you into this debate. Joined by two leading experts, Laurel Miller and Adam Weinstein, Mark explores the stakes of President Biden’s decision to follow through on, attempt to modify, or walk away from, the agreement made during the previous administration.   Laurel Miller is the director of the International Crisis Group's Asia Program. An experienced diplomat, Miller served as deputy and then later as the acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the State Department. Laurel has taught at Georgetown University and was an International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. She holds a JD from the University of the Chicago School of Law. @LaurelMillerICG Adam Weinstein is a research fellow at the Quincy Institute. His research focuses on security and the rule of law in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Adam served as a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan in 2012 and is a member of the American Pakistan Foundation's Leadership Council. He holds a JD from Temple University's Beasley School of Law. @AdamNoahWho

The War in Afghanistan following the US invasion in 2001 is almost two decades old. In recent years there’s been a growing appetite for a non-military resolution to the conflict. We speak with Laurel Miller — the Asia Program Director at International Crisis Group and a former state department official working on Afghanistan and Pakistan — about the ongoing negotiations between the Taliban and Afghan government in Doha and how the US’s goals in Afghanistan has evolved over the course of the war. We discuss the best case scenario for the peace talks, the implications of the 2020 US election, and whether the US has learned the right lessons about counterinsurgency, This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website atwww.thepearsoninstitute.orgWatch Laurel Miller on the Afghanistan panel at the 2020 Pearson Global Forum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scz4JTGoagA&list=PLjioxPKLA82KySaS8BOADulND4ZMj4BQC&index=14&ab_channel=ThePearsonInstitute

Mustang Monday  - An introduction to the Mustang and the evolution of the reason why it became the vehicle for my interviews.  In this episode we cover the origin, how my 2006 Mustang is a sentimental car, getting out of your comfort zone and how procrastination is a dream killer.  Then, I invite Certified Badass, Laurel Miller in the seat to give a Badass tip from the street about being an encourager. Hop on in and enjoy the ride! Snag your free copy of 31 Badass Habits ebook and consider joining the Badass Ambassador Crew. Licensed2bbadass.com  

In this week’s episode of Hold Your Fire!, Rob Malley and guest host Richard Atwood unpack the state of talks among the U.S., and Afghan governments and the Taliban about a peace deal, along with Crisis Group’s Asia Program Director Laurel Miller, who served as acting U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. They also address the expulsion of Crisis Group Senior Analyst Will Davison from Ethiopia and reflect on how the organization does its work in wartime. Background readings by Crisis Group: Afghanistan's Peace Process Will Be Long, Incremental, and in Need of a Mediator Ethiopia Expels Crisis Group Senior Analyst

More than four months after the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement to start a peace process, meaningful steps toward an intra-Afghan peace deal have yet to take place. With multiple hurdles to successful talks, including questions about the Taliban’s interest in a deal and about the future makeup of the Afghan state, there remains a real risk of the peace process stalling or collapsing entirely. Our speakers, Seth G. Jones, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Laurel Miller, International Crisis Group, discuss a recent Contingency Planning Memorandum on the possibility of a failed Afghan peace deal and what U.S. policymakers can do to prevent it.

On April 23, 2020, the CNAS Military, Veterans, and Society (MVS) Program hosted a virtual roundtable discussion to consider insights into Afghanistan's preparations for the coronavirus, how the pandemic it is upending already fraught negotiations, and what all of this means for the future of United States involvement in Afghanistan. MVS Adjunct Senior Fellow Jason Dempsey led the discussion with Zohra Rasekh, a human rights expert and CEO of Global Watch Group; Laurel Miller, Director of International Crisis Group's Asia Program; and Barnett Rubin, Senior Fellow and Associate Director of New York University's Center on International Cooperation.

Airdate February 23 2020: Will the U.S. reach a peace deal with the Taliban? And, Trump's new intel chief, Richard Grenell, is already shaking up the establishment. What does his appointment mean for the intelligence community? Fareed answers these questions and more with an all-star panel. Then, the new politics of America's millennials. What will the country look like under their leadership? Reporter Charlotte Alter tells Fareed what she's learned researching her new book "The Ones We've Been Waiting For". GUESTS: Richard Haass, Ian Bremmer, Laurel Miller, Charlotte Alter, Thomas Philippon

Next month we mark 17 years since the US invasion of Afghanistan, certainly the longest single military effort in US history. Our original goal was to destroy Al-Qaeda and oust the Taliban that were protecting them. Since that time, a great deal has happened, and mostly the law of unintended consequences has been the victor. Security and political stability still seem elusive. US government understanding of the country and the region still seems sketchy at best, and corruption still seems rampant. And even with all of that, some think real peace is still possible. Where we are today and what’s really happening on the ground, and what the US can do, even if it had the will and competence to do it, are subjects that I talk about with RAND senior foreign policy expert Laurel Miller. My WhoWhatWhy.org conversation with Laurel Miller:

Two Taylor Swift super fans, Morgan Barrett and Laurel Miller, talk about the music star and her upcoming concert in Columbus with assistant features editor Ryan E. Smith and music writer Julia Oller. Concert review | Taylor Swift: Spectacle doesn’t entirely overwhelm musical talent Photos: Taylor Swift at Ohio Stadium Columbus ready for Taylor Swift invasion

Message by Laurel Miller, given on May 13, 2018. Please visit www.MakersChurch.org for more information.

Message by Derrick & Laurel Miller, given on October 29, 2017. Visit MakersChurch.org for more information.

Until a couple weeks ago Laurel Miller was America’s top diplomat charged with dealing with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Miller joins The Global Politico for an exclusive interview on the State Department shutting down SRAP (the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan) and lays out the tale of the increasing dismemberment of the State Department under Trump and Tillerson.

In this October 2012 Congressional Briefing, Laurel Miller and Jeffrey Martini discuss the challenges to democratization that Arab countries are likely to face in coming years and how the international community can help overcome such challenges.

RAND experts discuss how the billions of dollars in aid pledged to help Haiti rebuild after the January earthquake can be used to create a resilient state that is capable of responding effectively to natural disasters.