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Afghanistan

Comprehensive analysis on the politics, development and insurgency in Afghanistan.

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News: Urgent requirement to consider provision of security and stability in Afghanistan after 2014 drawdown 18 Jan 2012
Both India and the UK will likely make long-term funding commitments in Afghanistan beyond 2014, with the UK alone contributing some US$150 million annually for development and a further US$100 million for supporting the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) after the NATO drawdown, according to a new report published by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). India Central and South Asia Afghanistan

Analysis: Why has the Taliban opened an office in Qatar? 4 Jan 2012 by David Roberts
The Taliban’s establishment of an office in Doha suggests a progression towards the transition long sought after by the United States. The choice of Qatar further cements the Gulf state’s ambition to be a diplomatic powerhouse. Middle East and North Africa The Gulf Region Afghanistan Central and South Asia

Analysis: VIDEO: Perspectives for 2012 16 Dec 2011 by Professor Michael Clarke
RUSI Director General Professor Michael Clarke offers his defence and international security perspectives for the year ahead. International Institutions Global Security Issues Middle East and North Africa Pacific Europe Americas Afghanistan Central and South Asia

Analysis: Aftershocks and Transitions: an Unashamedly Speculative Look at 2012 15 Dec 2011 by Shashank Joshi
If this year brought us an earthquake, then 2012 will be a year of aftershocks and transitions. Speculate as we might, we must still prepare for the predictable but watch for the surprises. India Central and South Asia Afghanistan Pakistan Egypt Middle East and North Africa The Gulf Region Libya Iran Iraq Middle East Peace Europe Pacific Americas

Analysis: Afghans must take ownership of security in 2012 14 Dec 2011
With President Obama’s decision to reduce troop numbers throughout 2012 in Afghanistan, there will be an urgent emphasis to support Afghan forces fully take charge of their national security. Counter-insurgency Afghanistan Central and South Asia

RUSI Journal: Review Essay: A Good War Gone Wrong? 7 Oct 2011
Review of Afghanistan: How the West Lost Its Way; Cables from Kabul: The Inside Story of the West’s Afghanistan Campaign; and Losing Small Wars: British Military Failure in Iraq and Afghanistan Land Forces NATO International Institutions Counter-insurgency Afghanistan Central and South Asia

Analysis: What Rabbani's death means for Afghanistan and the war 21 Sep 2011 by Shashank Joshi
Burhanuddin Rabbani has been killed. The first post-Soviet Afghan president was controversial throughout the last twenty years. His death is the latest in a series of setbacks that could pave the way to a deeper civil war. Afghanistan Central and South Asia

RUSI Journal: Quiet Professionals: The Art of Post-Conflict Economic Recovery and Reconstruction 1 Aug 2011
Economic assistance after war must do more to prioritise local businesses and promote enterprise Afghanistan Central and South Asia

RUSI Journal: Quiet Professionals: The Art of Post-Conflict Economic Recovery and Reconstruction 1 Aug 2011
Economic assistance after war must do more to prioritise local businesses and promote enterprise Afghanistan Central and South Asia

RUSI Journal: Note from the Field: Targeting the Centre of Gravity - Adapting Stabilisation in Sangin 1 Aug 2011
Locally owned and implemented service delivery in Sangin has created an innovative approach to stabilisation Afghanistan Central and South Asia Counter-insurgency

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