Afghanistan

Edited Collection – Caliphates and Islamic Global Politics

E-International Relations • Dec 11 2014 • Features

This collection addresses common questions about Political Islam and provides an assessment of ISIS/ISIL in order to challenge common understandings of Islam and democracy.

Assisting Afghanistan: Will Aid Progress, Adapt, or Wither?

James Flint • Nov 4 2014 • Articles

The handover of the Camp Bastion-Leatherneck complex is symbolic of a new phase in assisting Afghanistan. Yet, events within the Middle East risk diverting attentions.

ISIS, Obama, and Jimmy Carter: When God Was On Their Side

Stephen McGlinchey • Oct 12 2014 • Articles

It is a little too cheap for Carter to criticise Obama over how he deals with ISIS due to the direct linkage with his own actions in the region over three decades ago.

The Afghanistan Elections: Continuing the Strategic Cooptation of Women’s Rights

Aaliyah Hussain • Sep 3 2014 • Articles

Afghan women have been used to uphold whatever narrative the United States seeks to circulate in order to further its objectives. The elections have been no different.

The Afghan Diaspora and Post-Conflict State Building in Afghanistan

Kouser Fatima • Aug 21 2014 • Articles

Among the groups involved in the post-conflict dynamics, the Afghan diaspora is an important participant. However, certain aspects of this are problematic.

Democracy as Theatre: The 2014 Presidential Elections in Afghanistan

Darren Atkinson • Aug 12 2014 • Articles

An elite political compact, based around external support for meaningless elections, is not the only solution to the problems ahead in Afghanistan.

Masculine Rivalries and Security: The US and UK in Iraq and Afghanistan

Claire Duncanson • Jul 4 2014 • Articles

The UK and US constructed their masculine identities in relation to each other in Iraq and Afghanistan. This rivalry has implications for achieving security.

Conflict or Civil War? Conceptualizing the Conflict in Afghanistan

Raghav Sharma • May 30 2014 • Articles

The classification of the conflict in Afghanistan over the course of the 1990s as a “civil war” obscures international culpability in protracting the armed conflict.

Impressions from Kunduz after the 2014 Afghanistan Elections

Obaid Ali • May 27 2014 • Articles

The elections in Kunduz can be counted as a great achievement, both for the public and the local bodies, despite the spectre of the Taliban.

Review – Afghanistan, Pakistan and Strategic Change

Wali Aslam • May 26 2014 • Features

Krause and Mallory’s edited collection correctly emphasizes that, despite the West’s long involvement in Afghanistan, a much better understanding is needed.

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