Shifrinson Quoted on U.S. Credibility Amid Afghanistan Withdrawal
Kandahar, Afghanistan (December 25, 2001) — As Christmas Day moves on at a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) move out to the front lines to defend and maintain security throughout the perimeter. U.S. Marines are in Afghanistan operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Johnny Bivera (RELEASED)
Joshua Shifrinson, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was interviewed for a PolitiFact article on the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and the ensuing discussion on the Biden administration’s handling of the situation.
The article, titled “Fact-checking Joe Biden on U.S. credibility as military withdraws from Afghanistan,”
examines President Joe Biden’s claim that no U.S. allies have questioned the country’s credibility in light of the chaos in Afghanistan. Shifrinson was one international relations experts who put the international reaction to U.S. withdrawal into context. He noted that, “some members of foreign governments who are speaking out may be using the moment to push for concessions from the United States in future policy discussions.”
The full article can be read on PolitiFact‘s website.
Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson is an Associate Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, where his teaching and research interests focus on the intersection of international security and diplomatic history, particularly the rise and fall of great powers and the origins of grand strategy. His work has appeared with International Security, the Journal of Strategic Studies, Foreign Affairs, and other venues. Read more about Professor Shifrinson on his faculty profile.