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Melissa Skorka

Doctoral candidate at Oxford University’s Changing Character of War Centre

Melissa Skorka served as a strategic adviser to the commander of International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan from 2011-14 and is a doctoral candidate at Oxford University’s Changing Character of War Centre.
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How Does This War End? Afghanistan Endgame, Part 2

If the Haqqani network collapses the Afghan government, Pakistan threatens to make winning the next war even more difficult.

  • Melissa Skorka, Council on Foreign Relations
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In Afghanistan, Is Sirajuddin Haqqani Ready for Peace?

In peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, the United States should not fail to address the evolution of the Haqqani-al-Qaeda nexus.

  • Melissa Skorka, Council on Foreign Relations