Why talking more to its foes could boost US interests | DW News

For decades, Washington has debated what it calls its ‘forever wars.’ But what about forever enemies? Countries like Iran, Cuba and Afghanistan have remained US adversaries long after the events that defined them. Today, the US is fighting Iran and shunning the Taliban yet engaging with Russia. What determines when America talks to an enemy, fights one, or treats it as permanent?

Chapters:

00:00 Are America’s “forever enemies” shaping US foreign policy?
01:03 Adam Weinstein of the Quincy Institute on humiliation and strategy
02:10 Iran, US policy and the cycle of hostility
03:16 Six months of war: Assessing Washington’s approach to Iran
04:43 Why Russia challenges the “forever enemies” theory
06:46 Missed opportunities in relations with Russia, Cuba and Venezuela
09:01 Pragmatism versus legitimizing repressive governments
10:48 The legacy of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan
12:00 Has America learned the wrong lessons from 9/11?
13:01 Long-term diplomacy and the limits of US foreign policy

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