AFGHANISTAN AS A CULTURAL CROSSROADS: LESSONS FROM THE WRITINGS OF ELLA MAILLART, ANNEMARIE SCHWARZENBACH AND NANCY HATCH DUPREE
In: Asian affairs, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 215-230
ISSN: 1477-1500
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In: Asian affairs, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 215-230
ISSN: 1477-1500
In: Central Asian survey, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 255-270
ISSN: 0263-4937
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In: Asian affairs: journal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 215-230
ISSN: 0306-8374
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In: Central Asian survey, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 255-270
ISSN: 1465-3354
In: Asian survey, Band 52, Heft 1, S. 88-99
ISSN: 1533-838X
Afghanistan confronted further turbulence in 2011, involving the assassinations of prominent figures, tense regional relations, and uncertainty about where the draw down of foreign forces in Afghanistan might lead. Popular confidence in Afghanistan's future direction remains weak, and President Hamid Karzai has had little success in boosting his government's standing.
In: Journal of international peacekeeping, Band 16, Heft 3-4, S. 199-207
ISSN: 1875-4112
In: Asian survey: a bimonthly review of contemporary Asian affairs, Band 52, Heft 1, S. 88-99
ISSN: 0004-4687
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In: International peacekeeping, Band 16, S. 199-207
ISSN: 1380-748X
In: International peacekeeping, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 199-208
ISSN: 1380-748X
In: Asian survey: a bimonthly review of contemporary Asian affairs, Band 51, Heft 1, S. 85-96
ISSN: 0004-4687
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In: Asian survey, Band 51, Heft 1, S. 85-96
ISSN: 1533-838X
Afghanistan in 2010 witnessed a number of important events including cabinet changes, legislative elections, and several major international conferences focused on its problems. It continued to be confronted by long-term problems of insecurity, compounded by uncertainty about both the trajectory of U.S. policy and the legitimacy of its own rulers.
In: International studies, Band 48, Heft 1, S. 21-41
ISSN: 0973-0702, 1939-9987
The transition in Afghanistan is manifestly beset by multiple challenges, yet behind obvious issues such as insecurity and corruption lie a range of deeper problems related to the way in which the Afghan political system has developed. Trust deficits, real conflicts of interest, and parallel and potentially conflicting systems of authority, have affected both the mass population—many of whom feel disconnected and disenfranchised—and political elites, which remain severely divided. The combination of a presidential system with a highly centralized formal state structure had fostered patrimonialism at the expense of institutional development. Unless and until these problems are addressed, the likelihood that any Afghan government will be able to take the lead in confronting the country's problems remains low.
In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Band 92, Heft 880
ISSN: 1607-5889
Afghanistan's current difficulties are in large measure the product of a troubled history and a troubled geographical location. These have combined to produce a debilitated state, open to meddling from a range of external powers, that has now experienced decades of trauma. The current insurgency that afflicts the country is sustained by the sanctuaries in Pakistan from which the Taliban operate. Unless and until there is progress on this front, the situation in Afghanistan will remain stalemated. Adapted from the source document.
In: International studies: journal of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Band 48, Heft 1, S. 21-42
ISSN: 0020-8817
In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Band 92, Heft 880, S. 859-876
ISSN: 1607-5889
AbstractAfghanistan's current difficulties are in large measure the product of a troubled history and a troubled geographical location. These have combined to produce a debilitated state, open to meddling from a range of external powers, that has now experienced decades of trauma. The current insurgency that afflicts the country is sustained by the sanctuaries in Pakistan from which the Taliban operate. Unless and until there is progress on this front, the situation in Afghanistan will remain stalemated.