Opinions
The Illusion of Afghanistan’s Electoral Representative Democracy
By Professor Thomas H. Johnson
**This article is an excerpt of a paper published by Prof. Thomas Johnson with the same title (Small Wars & Insurgencies, vol. 29, 2018). The full article is availabl...
Public Councils as the Effective Means of Decentralization of Power in Democratic States
By Slyamzhar Akhmetzharov
**The contents of this piece were presented at the Herat Security Dialogue – VI (13-1...
Afghanistan’s Electoral System: Political Participation or Democratic Revolution?
By Mohammad Irfani
A Century After the Russian Revolution, How did Bukhara Immigrants Make Afghanistan`s Trade Global?
By Prof. Magnus Marsden
Several tombs of Afghanistan’s historic figures have been restored in recent years. In the Bagh-e Babur park – elegantly restored by the Aga Khan Foundation – lies the grave of Babur Shah, the Central Asian co...
The Nation State and Afghanistan
By Paolo Cotta Ramusino
**The content of this piece was presented at the Herat Security Dialogue – VI (13-14 October 2017).**
The cohesion and stability of nation-states are put under stress by l...
