Afghanistan

Terrorism in Afghanistan: A Joint Threat Assessment

(EastWest Institute) This report aims to provide a clear-eyed assessment of terrorism and armed conflict in Afghanistan and related security threats for the United States, Russia and key stakeholder countries,…

Russia and the Afghan Peace Process

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) On September 8, 2019, President Donald Trump cancelled his secretly planned Camp David meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s team and the Taliban. The formal pretext was…

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Russian Intrigues in the Middle East

(EDM) Russian diplomacy is well known for its apparent readiness to engage with all parties to the multiple conflicts in the Middle East, and this characteristic has recently produced another awkward…

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Russia’s Afghan Policy in the Regional and Russia-West Contexts

(IFRI) This report seeks to explain the main trends in Russia’s evolving Afghanistan policy, with the focus on its regionalization, diversification, and new emphasis on diplomacy that culminated in Moscow…

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Does Drug Trafficking Impact Terrorism? Afghan Opioids and Terrorist Violence in Central Asia

(Studies in Conflict & Terrorism) (Co-authored by L. Markowitz) Abstract: The relationship between drug trafficking and terrorism remains a contentious issue. While some assert that drug trafficking is a strong predictor of…

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To win ‘hearts and minds’ in Afghanistan, some aid programs worked better than others

(WP) (Co-authored with Rebecca Wolfe) Budget crunchers are looking at all aspects of the fiscal 2019 White House budget, including how foreign assistance helps support U.S. security interests. Some of the $16.8…

Central Asia’s Borders: The Next Twenty-Five Years

(PONARS Policy Memo) Central Asia’s states have been managing (or mismanaging, as some observers argue) their borders for a quarter century. During this time, they have received substantial sums from international…

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U.S. Security Assistance to Central Asia: Examining Limits, Exploring Opportunities

(PONARS Policy Memo) The U.S. government spent $1.9 billion on security assistance to Central Asia between 2001 and 2016. The aid was designed to increase the professionalism of Central Asian ground…

Qatar and Central Asia: What’s at Stake in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan?

(PONARS Policy Memo) Relations between Central Asian states and the Gulf Arab monarchies have expanded rapidly over the past decade. With one of the most outward-looking foreign policy agendas of…

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Lyall: It’s not clear how many of these initiatives (Pakistan, India, Russia) can be done without a fully-staffed State Dept.

(The Wire) New Delhi: Even as there is quiet elation in the Indian and Afghan establishments over US President Donald Trump’s speech on South Asia in which he lambasted Pakistan for providing a “safe…

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