The Week in Blob

Why the US failed in Afghanistan, how UAE cash stifles US think tanks, more ‘rules-based order’ hypocrisy, etc.

Welcome to The Week in Blob, our weekly summary of international news and the nefarious doings of the US foreign policy establishment. This issue of NZN is for paid subscribers only, but feel free to email it to friends you think might find it interesting. That’s one way we get new subscribers!

• The Taliban’s rapid recent advances against the US-backed Af…