G7 National Emergency Meeting on Tuesday-by Boris Johnson As the chairman of the Group of Seven this year-essentially a gathering of the conquered, but facing three agendas: how to ensure that as many Afghans can leave Kabul, and whether the United States is prepared to end on August 31 Stay and withdraw all US troops after the deadline; how to coordinate the resettlement plan in the medium term; and finally, how to encourage the Taliban to form an inclusive government, including threats of sanctions or denial of recognition.
But every country brings its own worries and ugly post-analysis Joe Biden’s handling of the crisis can not rule out.
US
After months of trying to flatter his European allies, Joe Biden knew that he had lost trust, including apparently from various political factions in Britain, and usually one of America’s closest allies. The professional reputation of his foreign policy team has also been hit, and his plan to advocate democracy has also been hit.
As a gesture of reconciliation with Europe, he may try to open the evacuation route at the airport for a few more days.
He also faces the question of how to stop Afghanistan Become a breeding ground for terrorists, Exposing the West 20 years ago.
Although his personal rating is declining, he believes that the decision to abandon nation-building is still popular and has won strong support from progressives who demand a new, less militaristic American leadership style.
U.K
British ministers were most public when criticizing Biden’s decision to advance the withdrawal schedule set by his predecessor Donald Trump, but they admitted that the Kabul airlift ended when the US military decided to leave.
Boris Johnson has stated that he will seek Biden to extend the deadline for withdrawal, and believes that Biden owes his European partners as a gesture of goodwill, even if the extension is only a few days. The Taliban denied this, and the exchange of fire at the airport on Monday morning highlighted a security risk.
The British Minister of Defense is close to accepting that the Taliban has a veto. This requires Russia and China to persuade the Taliban to show flexibility as soon as possible in their own interests. In any case, the evacuation will soon enter the second land phase, which will depend more on the approval of the Taliban.
France
The French have the same views as the British.exist Call records of the Elysee Palace Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron were released on Friday but were deleted from the White House account. Macron described the task of evacuating allies as a “moral responsibility” and told Biden: “We cannot abandon them. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense are heading to the United Arab Emirates to organize the airlift of refugees to major Gulf countries.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian also said: “We are concerned about the August 31 deadline set by the United States. It will take more time to complete the ongoing operations.”
France may support the conditions for international recognition of the Taliban, which Boris Johnson has emphasized in bilateral calls with G7 leaders. Macron said: “Those who choose war, obscurantism and indiscriminate killing, they are choosing isolation.”
But maybe more than anyone G7 France has reason to believe that Kabul’s failure is correct, and that the US president who is most inclined to challenge unilateralism can continue to dominate Western foreign policy and national defense. The need for Europe to become more self-reliant militarily has always been a constant theme of Macron’s presidency. Biden is willing to show that the Democratic government is just as likely to take arbitrary actions as the Republican government strengthens his position.
French foreign policy agencies agreed that Biden’s leadership was disastrous and a milestone in the decline of American leadership. For example, former French ambassador Michel Duclos predicted that the probability of China’s invasion of Taiwan increased by 20% to 30%.
Focusing on being re-elected next year, Macron emphasized that the EU cannot be expected to accept the wave of Afghan immigration.
Italy
Mario DraghiThe Italian prime minister is also chairman of the broader G20. He has been fighting for a special G20 summit in Rome in September, when Russia and China, the two relative beneficiaries of the U.S. withdrawal, will appear to explain their views on Afghanistan. .
Italy supports the extension of the deadline, but believes that the past few weeks must mark a turning point in EU defense. General Claudio Graziano, Chairman of the European Military Commission and Chief of the Italian Defense Staff, said in an interview with La Repubblica: “This is the failure of the entire West, and it is also our past 20 years. As some analysts have written. This is of course not the end of NATO, but it is clear that the alliance must be reconsidered.” He claimed that the EU needs “a central command with sufficient power, effective funding, coordinated combat structure, network investment and new technologies. The EU has one. A battle group with 5,000 soldiers can be deployed quickly: in a situation like Kabul Airport, it might make a difference.” Italy Plan airlift to help 2,500 refugees in the country.
Germany
Angela Merkel (Angela Merkel), at the end of her term as prime minister, and her political party’s efforts to conduct election campaigns, has been persuading Pakistan and Tajikistan to exchange information for refugees by telephone. Place. However, despite the cash provided, she encountered resistance. So far, Germany has airlifted 2,700 refugees out of the country and is discussing with the Taliban to open up land routes.
The fall of Kabul shocked Germany.Armin Raschelt, who is Conservative candidate to succeed Merkel As the prime minister in the September general election, he described the fall of Kabul as “the biggest disaster that NATO has experienced since its inception. This is the epoch-making change we are facing.” Foreign Minister Heiko Mass (Heiko Mass) spoke of a collective error. Annalena Baerbock of the Green Party suggested that Germany accept 50,000 refugees, proposed that the G7 meet with countries bordering Afghanistan, and called on Germany to investigate the entire fiasco.
Germany has been discussing with Turkey whether it is willing to carry out civilian-only evacuation operations at Kabul Airport after the end of the military operation.
Turkey has been proposing to operate Kabul Airport for several weeks, but initially it did not envisage the operation of the Kabul Airport in the event of the Taliban’s victory, but with the previous government in power. Turkey does not want to be the home of another large-scale refugee evacuation and supports an orderly immigration process.
I
The G7 is now always attended by two leaders of the European Union. The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Lein has asked all countries participating in the Afghanistan mission, including European and non-European countries, Provide adequate resettlement quotas And safe routes to ensure shelters. But the current EU presidency and Prime Minister Jan Sha of Slovenia insisted that Europe “will not allow the recurrence of the strategic mistakes of 2015. We must only help those who helped us during NATO operations.”
Canada
At the beginning of the national election campaign, Justin TrudeauThe Canadian prime minister found himself under attack for failing to foresee the progress of the Taliban and the bureaucratic obstacles faced by Afghans who are helping the Canadian military and seeking asylum. Early signs of opinion polls indicate that Trudeau is suffering, despite the bipartisan support of Canada’s military intervention that ended a decade ago.
The Canadian Defence Forces have airlifted more than 1,000 Afghans who are helping the Canadian military. The Trudeau government has promised to take in 21,000 Afghans, but the desperate story from Kabul has hardly helped the ruling government. Trudeau did not join the criticism of Biden’s handling of the problem, but if the polls continue to be against him, he may feel compelled to do so.
Japan
As the country most directly involved in the crisis, Japan still sends three military aircraft to Afghanistan, Starting from Monday, evacuated its citizens and local staff. Japan’s main concern will be to ensure that Biden abides by his promise that the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan reflects Washington’s reorganization of priorities to compete with China in Southeast Asia. Tokyo’s fear of troop withdrawal reflects the growing isolationism in the United States.
