Written by Stig Jarle Hansen. Whilst the world closely watched the debacle in Afghanistan, equally important events in Tunisia fell under the radar. Ironically, the dissolution of the Tunisian parliament enhances […]
Written by Karim Merchant & Ingrid Nyborg. Whilst we wait for the Taliban to meet international human rights standards, it would be wrong to withhold humanitarian assistance as the harsh […]
Written by Karim Merchant & Ingrid Nyborg. 20 years after Western troops invaded Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, Kabul has fallen. The speed of the Taliban’s […]
Written by Karim Merchant & Gry Synnevåg Following an eight-month period of shuttle diplomacy and challenging negotiation, the U.S. and the Taliban signed a peace agreement in February 2020. The […]
Written by Karim Merchant, Gry Synnevåg & Arif Ammar. The Presidential election results announced in February became a hotly contested affair, with the electoral victor President Ashraf Ghani and third-time […]
Written by Karim Merchant and Gry Synnevåg. By design, peace processes tend to be a patchwork of discussions with a variety of key individuals and groups, under the general oversight […]