by Ashley Boyle | Sep 6, 2012 | Monitor
In his latest for PBS’ Need to Know, ASP Fellow Joshua Foust discusses the conspicuous lack of discussion about Afghanistan in the presidential candidates’ campaigns. Noting that 68,000 US troops will still be in Afghanistan come Election Day,...
by halverson | Aug 20, 2009 | Afghanistan, Analysis, Government, Islam, Politics, Sensemaking
by Jeffry Halverson* In the run-up to today’s Afghan elections, the Taliban have been asserting that participation is un-Islamic. But this infidel thinks these students (Talib translates as “student”) deserve an F. A recent New York Times Op-Ed by...
by editor | Apr 14, 2009 | Indonesia, Politics
by Mark Woodward* It has now been nearly eleven years, and three general elections, since the chaotic days of the Indonesian democratic transition of 1998. At that time many observers questioned the viability of the new democracy, particularly in light of the fact...
