Afghanistan Politics
Politics and Governance in Afghanistan: the Case of Kandahar
In this newly published research, titled “Politics and Governance in Afghanistan: The case of Kandahar,” AREU’s Ashley Jackson provides an overview of sub-national governance in the southern province of Kandahar.
Saturday، 11 July، 2015The Afghan government is on the path towards collapse – can anything be done to prevent it?
Beginning June 23, all of the main state bodies in Afghanistan will lose their constitutional basis. The Afghan Parliament’s term will end on June 22 with no new parliament in line to replace it due to the government’s failure to hold elections this past April.
Tuesday، 23 June، 2015Realizing self-reliance: Commitments to reforms and renewed partnership
Download Full Publication in PDF HERE: REALIZING SELF-RELIANCE- London Conference
Thursday، 22 January، 2015The Centrality of Power and Elite Structures to Afghanistan’s Electoral Failings
This year’s election is not the first fraudulent election the country has experienced. An assess of the structure of power and the behavior of Afghanistan’s elites vis-à-vis democratic forms of power.
Tuesday، 4 November، 2014The Afghan Game: Interests and Moves
In Afghanistan, the third Great Game is still on. The end of US–NATO combat operations in Afghanistan by the end of 2014 will be read by many as ‘Obama’s Vietnam’, but the retention of a small number of troops and several military facilities by the US in that country will be a source of worry.
Friday، 1 August، 2014
