Opinion: In Iran Crisis, Iraq And Afghanistan Risk Becoming Collateral Damage
As this high-stakes situation plays out, the danger is that Iran's fragile neighbors, Iraq and Afghanistan, will become collateral damage, writes the head of the United States Institute of Peace.
Nancy Lindborg is the president & CEO of the United States Institute of Peace, a nonpartisan, national, independent institute charged with the mission to reduce, mitigate and resolve violent conflict abroad. She has more than 30 years of experience working in or on fragile states around the world.
The long-term ramifications of the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by a U.S. drone strike remain to be seen. It appears we have walked back from the brink of war between Iran and the U.S., at least for now, as both countries acknowledge the high costs
