Select Conference Papers and Presentations
The American way of war in Afghanistan presents a conundrum for proponents of 21st century state building projects. How can liberal peace proponents engage in efficient state building without sacrificing their ideals? The US learned that state building allocates a...
Review Articles and Op-Eds
The highly anticipated 2017 White House strategy for Afghanistan has many experts warning there are no good policy options, let alone an effective number of U.S. troops that will solve what Gen. John Nicholson calls a “stalemate” between insurgents and the Afghan...
Review Articles and Op-Eds
In September, Human Rights Watch released a scathing report on the Afghan Local Police (ALP), a paramilitary institution under control of the Minister of Interior and being trained by US Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan.[1] The report highlighted accusations...
Review Articles and Op-Eds
The latest Human Rights Watch (HRW) report may be the strongest indictment yet against Afghan strongmen and their security institutions, but does it go too far? The report details a number of human rights violations, charges of war crimes, and institutional predation...
Review Articles and Op-Eds
Empowering supposed “tribal militias” in Afghanistan as a means to defend areas outside of the immediate control of Afghanistan’s National Security Forces (ANSF) from Taliban and other insurgent groups has become a popular option for U.S. military...
