State Building
A Blessing or a Curse? Aid Rentierism and State-building in Afghanistan
Accountability goes where aid direction flows. Fuelled by foreign aid, the Afghan state tends to be more accountable to donors than to its own people.
State-building and Fragility of Personality-dependent Political Order
There is a need for political imagination that goes beyond immediate security interests, political and military transitions, and reconciliation with insurgent groups.
Where to for Somali State-building Since London and Istanbul Conferences?
While it is clear that the great majority of Somalis wish to find a path to peace, it is not at all clear that they support a strong, central government.
