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Politics

UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Debate and Draft Presidential Statements

Source: What’s in Blue Tomorrow morning (25 June), the Security Council is scheduled to hold a debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNAMA Ján […]

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Briefing by the 1737 Iran Sanctions Committee Chair

Source: What’s in Blue Tomorrow afternoon (25 June), the chair of the 1737 Iran Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Gary Quinlan (Australia), will present his 90-day report on the work of the Committee to the Security Council. […]

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Adoption of a Resolution Reviewing Al-Qaida Sanctions

Source: What’s in Blue Tomorrow (17 June), the Security Council is set to adopt a resolution proposed by the US reviewing the measures against individuals and entities affiliated with Al-Qaida. The resolution also modifies the […]

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Adoption of Resolution on 1988 Taliban Sanctions Regime

Source: What’s in Blue Tomorrow morning (17 June), the Security Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution making minor adjustments to the functioning of the 1988 Taliban sanctions regime. This adoption follows a review of […]

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Iran: Human rights caught between diplomatic progress and political deadlock

Source: FIDH Op-ed written by Karim Lahidji, FIDH President, at the occasion of Rouhani’s first anniversary as the president of the country. The diplomats are delighted. One year after Hassan Rouhani was elected president, relations […]

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Behind the Cover Story: Eliza Griswold on the Roots of Extremism, Boko Haram and the Weight of Public Opinion

Source: New York Times By RACHEL NOLAN JUNE 16 Eliza Griswold wrote the June 15 cover story about U.S. Special Operations forces in Africa. She is the author of “The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches From the Fault […]

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Pakistan’s parallel justice system proves Taliban are ‘out-governing’ the state

Source: The Guardian While Islamabad’s authority does not extend to the tribal areas, Taliban’s unofficial court in Waziristan rules on cases in Karachi Few places illustrate how Taliban-controlled enclaves in Pakistan have undermined the state’s authority better than […]

Tuesday 17 June 2014

A Blessing or a Curse? Aid Rentierism and State-building in Afghanistan

Source: E-International Relations In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the United States, on October 1st 2001, announced its support for “a political transition and a UN-coordinated reconstruction […]

Sunday 25 May 2014

Afghanistan’s Insurgency after the Transition – ICC Media Release and Report

Source: International Crisis Group To contain a growing, increasingly confident insurgency as NATO troops withdraw, Afghanistan needs continued international support, including military, and the new government in Kabul will need to reinvigorate the state’s commitment […]

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Peaceful Protest against the passing of the weak draft of mineral law by the Wolusi Jirga

Source: Heinrich Boll Stiftung The Wolusi Jirga of Afghanistan is about to vote on the mineral law of the country inside parliament, while Afghan civil society specially the Natural Resources Monitoring Network (NRMN) has been […]

Wednesday 30 April 2014