What Happened to the Afghan Peace Talks?
The negotiations with the Taliban are on hold and Afghanistan appears stuck. The government in Kabul now waits to see what the new Biden team will do.
Review – Imagining Afghanistan: The History and Politics of Imperial Knowledge
Manchanda’s book, which dissects the imperialism of colonial knowledge cultivation, is an essential read for any knowledge practitioner.
Surveying Opinion on Withdrawing US Troops from Afghanistan and South Korea
For Americans, contextual differences matter in this issue – something that should be reflected better in the political debate.
Afghan Refugees and the Coronavirus Pandemic
Afghanistan has neither the medical facilities nor the organizational structure to deal with these returning refugees and the pandemic they bring.
Afghan Women in Geopolitical Imaginaries: Between NATO and India
The focus on personal stories in the media obscures the uncomfortable truth of the dire situation for Afghan women and their underrepresentation in Afghan armed forces.
The Afghan Peace Agreement and Its Problems
With a weak government in Kabul and with the United States removing its troops some fear the Taliban will wait until the US troops leave and then overrun Kabul.
Review – The Age of Illusions
Bacevich argues that the road from American expectations of global supremacy and perpetual prosperity to the economic realities of the US in 2016 led to Trump’s election.
Opinion – International Humanitarian Law Should Have Been Part of the Taliban Deal
By not providing specific provisions to curb the Taliban’s warfare tactics and get them to agree to IHL provisions, the US missed an opportunity.
The Afghan Peace Talks, China, and the Afghan Elections
As the United States pulls back from international commitments, and Afghanistan continues to be internally unstable, China is glad to step in.
Interview – Mike Martin
Mike Martin discusses his career in the British Army and risk management, recent negotiations between the US and the Taliban, and the importance of ideology in conflict.
