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This week, as the deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan arrives, we survey the current situation as Biden's exit strategy unfolds overseas, as well as the recent power situation resulting from Hurricane Ida.

As we begin another week of analysis of world events, residents of Louisiana were recently told that they may be without power for as much as three weeks in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall over the weekend. We look at what many residents are going through in the aftermath of the storm, before turning our attention in the direction of Afghanistan. With the Biden Administration's deadline for U.S. withdrawal now having arrived, where will the United States go from here, and what awaits in the days ahead? We examine all these questions on this week's installment of Middle Theory.

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This week, as the deadline for U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan looms nearer, we look at the challenges the Biden Administration faces as the Taliban warns of potential "consequences."

As floods have ravaged parts of the Southeast in recent days, hurricane season heats up as northeastern states were recently slammed, breaking annual records for rainfall in New York. Meanwhile, the FDA has now fully authorized Pfizer's COVID vaccine, but will this encourage more people to receive the vaccine who have held out for fear of side effects?

Then turning our attention toward the crisis in Afghanistan, as the Biden Administration has now said the U.S. will be out of the country by August 31, the Taliban has warned of potential "consequences" if evacuation efforts were to be drawn out beyond the stated deadline. In addition to the Taliban's increasing resistance to cooperating during the withdrawal, reports of ISIL and Al Qaeda returning to Afghanistan have national security and terrorism experts concerned. We examine the quickly developing situation on this week's episode of Middle Theory.

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This week, as chaos erupts in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces and the sudden encroachment of the Taliban, we analyze the Biden Administration's actions and responses to the situation.

This week, after looking at the recent earthquake which rocked Haiti and claimed the lives of at least hundreds of residents, we shift our attention toward the worsening situation in Afghanistan, following the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region.

Having been compared in recent days to Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War, the Biden Administration has come under fire for underestimating the speed at which Taliban forces would reclaim the region. While Biden has doubled down on his decision to remove the United States military from Afghanistan, many view the situation as one of the worst foreign policy missteps in recent memory. We analyze the situation on this week's edition of Middle Theory.

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• OUT OUT DAMNED SPOT: 'Blood on his hands': Republicans criticize Biden as Taliban storm Kabul
• THE FALL: Biden's 'fall of Saigon' in Afghanistan presents worst moment yet of presidency
• Analysis: Biden's botched Afghan exit is a disaster at home and abroad long in the making
• Analysis: Biden's botched Afghan exit is a disaster at home and abroad long in the making
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• THE HOME FRONT: Top general warns terrorists will reemerge on American soil
• STILL RIGHT: Taliban victory? Despite collapse in Kabul, withdrawal was the right course in Afghanistan
• ​​'It's no longer our fight': Colorado Afghan war veteran says US overstayed time in country
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Following the release of a new IPCC report on climate, we look at what experts from around the world have called a "code red" for our planet, and the factors involving politics, science, and other elements in the climate debate.

This week, news of Barack Obama's 60th birthday bash erupted in controversy after photos and videos from the former president's party leaked online, with some questioning whether the event met the safety standards of the COVID age. Elsewhere (now former) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is in the hot seat following a report that indicates how the governor accused of sexual harassment had broken several laws.

However, the alarm bells are ringing after the release of a new IPCC report on climate, which has some environmental experts calling it a "code red" for planet Earth. We look at what experts from around the world have said about the 3000-page report and its findings, and the factors involving politics, science, and other elements in the climate debate.

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Public outcry and confusion ensue after the CDC reverses its public recommendations on wearing masks, and mandates may be on the horizon as President Biden moves toward requiring coronavirus vaccinations among federal employees.

This week on Middle Theory… controversy ensues as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reinstated their mask guidance even among vaccinated Americans in public areas, resulting in confusion and pushback, even from some medical professionals.

However, as numbers of newly infected individuals continue to rise, the most contentious development in recent days involves President Joe Biden's new push to require vaccinations for federal employees, who otherwise will have to adhere to more strict regulations for wearing masks and testing for the coronavirus. How far will the administration go with its efforts to curb the number of new infections, and what will be the result of the institution of masks and mandates? We examine these questions, and more on this week's episode of Middle Theory.

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