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Articles on Afghan War
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Russia is pursuing influence in Central Asia and competing with the US. Afghanistan offers it a chance to do both.
President Donald Trump has upped the ante in America’s longest-running war, but it is not clear whether an all-guns-blazing strategy will bring the long-running conflict any nearer to a conclusion. In…
Britain cannot sacrifice more troops in an unwinnable war just because it is a member of NATO.
For-profit corporations are deeply embedded in US national security infrastructure – and they’re not going anywhere.
Are Trump’s missile strikes against Syria constitutional? An expert on Congress and foreign policy provides a brief history of how the separation of war powers has blurred over time.
There are double standards underlying the difficulties faced by Afghan asylum seekers in the West.
Fred Smith is no ordinary Australian diplomat. In postings served in the Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan, he built relationships with tribal leaders while continuing his side-career as a folk musician.
Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor was a tough and smart strategist who held the Taliban together and crushed dissent. Will his legacy endure?
The rise of Islamic State and its declaration of the caliphate can be read as part of a wider story that has unfolded since the formation of modern nation states in the Muslim world.
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Visiting Research Professor, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast
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Chamberlain Project Teaching Fellow, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of International Politics, Lancaster University
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Research Fellow, Cambridge Muslim College & Teaching Fellow, SOAS, University of London
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Researcher at the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET), Lund University
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Professor of Political Science, California State University, Long Beach
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Professor, International Politics, University of Exeter
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Clemson University
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University
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Provost Associate Professor, American University School of International Service