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2. Afghan Narcotrafficking: A Joint Threat Assessment
- Author:
- Jacqueline McLaren Miller
- Publication Date:
- 11-2013
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- EastWest Institute
- Abstract:
- More than a decade after the United States and allied troops began military operations in Afghanistan, the country remains a major conflict zone. Afghanistan's continuing instability constitutes the largest security issue in the region. The country's role as the center of global opiate production contributes heavily to this instability. The grave social, economic, political, and security implications of the trafficking of the Afghan opiates extend beyond the regions of South, Southwest, and Central Asia. The opium economy in Afghanistan has become deeply entrenched and shows no signs of declining. Inside Afghanistan, narcotrafficking contributes to insecurity and feeds corruption, warlords, and insurgents. All this vastly complicates the prospects of the Afghan central government consolidating its power and effectively governing. Compounding these issues is the scheduled withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan in 2014 and the ongoing drawdown of U.S. troops.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Security, War on Drugs, Counterinsurgency, and Narcotics Trafficking
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan, United States, and Central Asia
3. Seeking Solutions for Afghanistan
- Publication Date:
- 03-2011
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- EastWest Institute
- Abstract:
- The governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan have accepted a generous proposal from the government of Abu Dhabi to host a series of meetings facilitated by the East West Institute (EWI) to complement existing channels of communication between the two countries. Participants in the series, known as the Abu Dhabi Process, discuss areas of their relationship they believe will help build confidence, ensure greater stability, and enhance sustainable development in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The meetings are off-the-record, consultative in nature, and governed by the Chatham House Rule.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Islam, War, Armed Struggle, and Counterinsurgency
- Political Geography:
- Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Abu Dhabi
4. Making the Most of Afghanistan's River Basins
- Author:
- Benjamin Sturtewagen and Matthew King
- Publication Date:
- 02-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- EastWest Institute
- Abstract:
- This paper reflects the discussions at a number of public seminars and private meetings during 2009 on water cooperation in Afghanistan and its region. These meetings, convened by the East West Institute (EWI) in Kabul, Islamabad, Brussels, and Paris, collected the thoughts and recommendations of more than one hundred experts and policy makers from Afghanistan, its neighbors, and the international community. The aim was to facilitate discussion that would lead to new ideas and viable policy options on how to improve regional cooperation on water between Afghanistan and its neighbors.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Natural Resources, and Water
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan, Paris, Brussels, and Islamabad
5. Economic Development and Security for Afghanistan
- Author:
- Guenter Overfeld and Michael Zumot
- Publication Date:
- 01-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- EastWest Institute
- Abstract:
- Jobs and income generation for Afghan people are two key elements to increase development and achieve stability in Afghanistan. With a jobless rate of 40 percent (out of a total labor force estimated at about 15 million people in 2004) and 44 percent of the population below the age of 14, the issue is of paramount importance. Jobs and income generation are also relevant for the international community's efforts to tackle the Taliban insurgency in the near term. Given the widely accepted position that many “rank and file” Taliban fighters are “Taliban for economic reasons” they should be open to reintegration where economic opportunities are created. The upcoming London conference on Afghanistan on January 28 will see Afghanistan's president unveil a plan to offer jobs, education, pensions and land to Taliban fighters who lay down their weapons as part of the reconciliation and reintegration plan.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, War, and Labor Issues
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan, Taliban, and London
6. Engaging India: Ambassador Ortwin Hennig's visit to Delhi and Mumbai
- Author:
- Sahiba Trivedi
- Publication Date:
- 01-2007
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- EastWest Institute
- Abstract:
- Ambassador Ortwin Hennig is the Vice President and the Head of Conflict Prevention Program of the East West Institute at Brussels. His previous assignments include the Commissioner for Civilian Crisis Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Post-Conflict Peace Building in the German Government; diplomatic postings in Afghanistan, Russia, German Representation at the European Commission and the OSCE in Vienna. He has also served the Office of the German Federal President as a Foreign Policy Advisor. Ambassador Hennig is an alumnus of the NATO Defense College in Rome having specialized in arms control and security policy matters.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, International Relations, and Development
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan, Russia, India, Asia, Germany, and Vienna