TOPICS: ‘ISAF’

Securing the Durand Line could bring peace to AfghanistanNovember 04, 2012 / Javid AhmadFinancial TimesThe best way to end the countless challenges on both sides of Afghanistan's frontier is to insist on demarcating the Durand Line and to govern it effectively.
Read more...Cultural sensitivity key to U.S. role in AfghanistanAugust 31, 2012 / Javid AhmadCNN.comRecent green-on-blue attacks have severely eroded NATO’s trust in its local partners and they present a major challenge to the U.S. exit strategy.
Read more...Transatlantic Trends: Public Opinion and NATOMay 16, 2012 / Zsolt Nyiri, Joshua RaisherTransatlantic TrendsWhile a transatlantic opinion gap still exists on certain security topics, Transatlantic Trends revealed notable shifts that brought public opinion in the U.S. and Europe closer on key security policies.
Read more...Election 2014: Afghanistan’s Chance to Get it Right?May 10, 2012 / Javid AhmadForeign PolicyAt a time when the U.S. is in need of widespread public support on the Afghan mission, the administration's tone on Afghan governance is feeble.
Read more...Sarkozy’s exit could transform France’s world roleMay 07, 2012 / Mark R. JacobsonCNN.comThe election of the first French Socialist president since 1995 also could dramatically change France's role in the world, at a particularly sensitive time.
Read more...Grossman: “Get Afghans talking to Afghans”March 24, 2012 / Mark R. JacobsonBrussels ForumSpeaking on the second day of Brussels Forum, Marc Grossman, U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, outlined the basic goal of the now-suspended talks with the Taliban.
Read more...Can the Afghan economy be saved?February 03, 2012 / Javid Ahmad, Louise LangebyForeign Policy MagazineAfghanistan is in shambles. With all attention on security concerns, the economy has been left to flounder. But there is long-term potential in a New Silk Road strategy.
Read more...Graveyard of EmpiricismDecember 13, 2011 / Javid Ahmad, Dhruva JaishankarForeign Policy MagazineThe current round of the Afghanistan debate is riddled with mischaracterizations. While the Cold War produced a cohort of Soviet specialists, the war in Afghanistan has failed to produce sufficient regional expertise in the United States.
Read more...Bonn and Beyond: Afghanistan’s Uncertain FutureNovember 14, 2011 / Javid AhmadForeign Policy MagazineWhile there is no silver bullet for Afghanistan's ills, next month's meeting will at least provide an opportunity for the United States and NATO to lay out a functional roadmap ahead of and beyond 2014 for a successful political, security and economic transition, good governance, peace and reconciliation, and rule of law....
Read more...Afghanistan-Pakistan: Bringing China (Back) InOctober 23, 2009 / Andrew SmallTransatlantic TakeOf all the regional actors engaged in Afghanistan and Pakistan, China's role is perhaps the most opaque. Alternately coaxed as a potential savior and condemned as a parasitic free-rider, the transatlantic allies have not yet worked out how to harness Beijing's undoubted influence and economic clout. This is not altogether surprising: China's motives are complex and at times contradictory. But if the United States and Europe play their hand well, an opening exists - Beijing's security calculus is changing in ways that are increasingly favorable to greater cooperation.
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