The US is taking an untraditional approach in its peace talks with the Taliban. The new deal does not contain many of the elements that are typically key to a successful peace negotiation.
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Many Afghans fear the landmark US-Taliban deal will not lead to peace without firm commitments from the Taliban to protect human rights and sever ties with terrorist groups.
On Tuesday, the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force tabled a report, detailing an inquiry into 55 separate incidents, dealing predominantly with the killing of “non-combatants”
A peace deal with the Taliban has been signed. But rebuilding Afghanistan after three decades of conflict will take much more than an accord, says a scholar of peacebuilding.
India has rejected recent offers on mediation over Jammu and Kashmir. But it should think again.
Why Afghanistan is still waiting to hear who its next president will be – nearly four months after the election.
There’s much more going on in the world than the Trump impeachment and Brexit. Here are five momentous global stories to track in 2020.
US officials have consistently lied over decades about progress in the Afghanistan war. The lies are no surprise, writes a foreign affairs scholar – but they have profound consequences.
Building a lasting peace in Afghanistan will take much more than an accord with the Taliban. In post-conflict nations, economic development and job creation are critical to national security.
The 39 migrants who froze to death in a lorry crossing the channel join hundreds more who have died trying to get into Europe over land.
According to a recent survey, Afghans rate their lives worse than anyone else on the planet. The election is unlikely to be a game changer considering the magnitude of challenges facing the country.
As Afghans head to the polls on September 28, peace still remains elusive.
A ceasefire with the Taliban won’t make it safe to send more refugees back to Afghanistan.
Private military and security companies are increasingly being contracted in Africa. But there are big gaps in understanding their impact.
After Imran Khan’s visit to the White House, what lies ahead for his relationship with Donald Trump?
In countries where people access different justice providers, a hybrid model could pull them together and ensure better oversight and human rights.
One of the highlights of the 2019 men’s cricket World Cup is the Afghan national team and their global support.
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the human rights of child migrants rarely follow them when they cross borders.
An Australian documentary about a group of young Afghanis who form a heavy-metal band highlights rock’s subversive power.
President Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy efforts may have been far more effective than critics have claimed.
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Reader in Sociology, City, University of London
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, School of History and Philosophy, UNSW Sydney
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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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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Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University
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PhD Candidate in Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Concordia University
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor in Conflict and Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Agnes Scott College
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Faculty Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
