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We Must Avoid An Isolated, Impoverished, Unstable Afghanistan
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- October 6, 2021
After the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, I consistently argued for a comprehensive, UN-facilitated peace process, encompassing all the internal Afghan parties to the conflict, including the Taliban and the regional and other actors implicated in the conflict, as the only way to address all outstanding issues, including in particular Pakistan’s support for
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What’s Next for Germany After Merkel
- Analysis
- October 4, 2021
Just days after Canadians took to the polls, Germans, too, elected a new parliament. Having lead Germany for sixteen years, Angela Merkel was not on the ballot again: the end of an era in German politics and the arrival of something new. The first signs of spring also brought the first indications that this campaign season
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2022 Best Blog Award Winner! 🏆 The Politics of Travel Bans
- Analysis
- October 3, 2021
I am not a health expert, nor am I especially knowledgeable about COVID 19, but I’m pretty sure I’m not infected by the virus because I still have my sense of smell – and I smell a rat. Canada’s decision to impose a travel ban on 10 African countries after South Africa discovered the new Omicron variant does not stand up to reason
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UN Peacekeeping and the Kindleberger Trap
- Analysis
- September 27, 2021
For close to a decade, the UN has been under the double pressure of a high number of fatalities and pressure from member states to cut costs, particularly from the United States. Since 2013, the UN has not launched a new large peacekeeping mission, but large missions have been closed in Côte d’Ivoire, Darfur, Haiti, Liberia and Sierra Leone. On the African continent, four large missions remain –
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