building peace

"Post Taliban Pakistan: A Tentative Recipe for Change"
Kamran Asdar Ali, Anthropology, University of Texas, Austin

"Prospects for Regional Integration in Central Asia"
Alisher Ilkhamov, Sociology, Expert Center for Social Research, Uzbekistan

"A Roadmap for Afghanistan"
Radha Kumar, Peace and Conflict Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, New York City

"One Size Doesn't Fit All: Addressing Diversity in the Needs and Development Capacities of Afghan Women, Short and Long-Term"
Margaret Mills, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Ohio State University

"Networks of Dissent: Islamism and Reform in Saudi Arabia"
Gwenn Okruhlik, Political Science, University of Arkansas

"Afghanistan and Threats to Human Security"
Barnett Rubin, Political Science, New York University

"On War and Peace-Building: Unfinished Legacy of the 1990s"
Susan Woodward, Political Science, The City University of New York


see also...

"The Attack on Humanity: Conflict and Management"
William Zartman



other
topics ...


Globalization

Fundamentalism(s)

Terrorism and
Democratic Virtues


Competing Narratives

New War?

New World Order?

Recovery

Essays by Kamran Asdar Ali, Alisher Ilkhamov, Radha Kumar, Margaret Mills, Gwenn Okruhlik, Barnett Rubin, and Susan Woodward


"The challenge before Crown Prince Abdullah is to promote domestic reform that incorporates the diversity of the population. His strong nationalist voice can be used to counter the power of the radical movement. The wide middle ground between a revolutionary bin Laden and an authoritarian ruling family cries out for cultivation."

--Gwenn Okruhlik, "Networks of Dissent: Islamism and Reform in Saudi Arabia"


"There are two vital lessons from the former Yugoslavia and East Timor for aid and reconstruction in Afghanistan. First, aid and reconstruction have to target local capacity within an overall frame of nation-building. Second, aid and reconstruction have to be timely, so that wartime divisions and a black economy are not allowed to take over the peace."

--Radha Kumar, "A Roadmap for Afghanistan"


"Although power-sharing is now the dominant method favored by diplomats and many scholars for war termination, its success in generating a functioning government and sustainable peace is thin indeed."
--Susan Woodward, "On War and Peace-Building: Unfinished Legacy of the 1990s"

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