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This paper assesses the effectiveness of the 'post-conflict' political transition process that created the Kabul regime. Specifically, this paper will review and critique the Bonn Agreement and Process--the major driver for Afghanistan's post-conflict transition: assess the current situation in Afghanistan, and examine prospects for Afghan democratization, development and stability. It will identify the oppportunities and obstacles generated from Afghanistan's transition for peace, stability and nation building after three decades of state failure. ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/-2634930600902991

This article appeared in Strategic Insights (August 2002), v.1 no.6 ; On June 24 the Afghan transitional government and administration of Hamid Karzai was installed during formal ceremonies in Kabul. Karzai had easily won the June 13 election at a national political assembly, or loya jirga. The loya jirga consisted of 1500 representatives, elected or appointed from 32 provinces, and debated the political future of Afghanistan over a seven-day period. The Karzai government is supposed to rule Afghanistan through 2003. During the ceremony, Karzai and his new cabinet took an oath in both major Afghan languages (Pashtu and Dari), vowing to follow the basic teachings of Islam and the laws of the land, to renounce corruption, and to safeguard the honor and integrity of Afghanistan. How successful they are in achieving these vows will be critical to the near term future of Afghanistan, its reconstruction, and possibly the stability of the entire region of Central Asia. The document concludes that if Afghanistan is not at least moderately reconstructed, the odds of it again becoming a haven for terrorists are greatly magnified. Ultimately, the cost of Afghan reconstruction is a timely and cost effective investment that will pay for itself over the long turn.

Life in Riverfront:. Middle‐Western Town Seen through Japanese Eyes. Mariko Fujita Sano and Toshiyuki Sano. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt College Publishers, 2001. 164 pp.

The Legacy of Shingwaukonse:. Century of Native Leadership. Janet E. Chute. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press. 1998. 359 pp.

Orbis 55, No. 4 (Fall 2011), 577-599 ; This article assesses seven startling and unsettling similarities between Soviet strategies and tactics in Afghanistan during their Afghan war of 1979–1989 and American coalition strategies and tactics in Afghanistan since October 2001. It concludes with the implications of this dynamic. In particular, the similarities between Soviet and U.S. approaches to Afghanistan that focus on key population centers, reconciliation/reintegration, and the development of ''Afghan'' solutions to a variety of security concerns are extremely disturbing and, we believe, should be the focus of national attention and debate. ; Awarded the 2011 winner of the Colonel John J. Madigan III, U.S. Army War College Staff and Faculty Published Writing competition.

The AfPak Channel, ForeignPolicy.com, March 22, 2011 ; The strategy of having the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) take over the security burden from the U.S. and NATO forces is now a centerpiece of President Obama's Afghanistan policy. But as decision makers continue to push hard for a speedy "Afghanization" of the conflict, serious thought should be given to the current policy paradox of trying to rapidly expand an already unmanageable indigenous military force structure while aggressively pursuing information security organs, namely static militias and various community defense forces.