Shahmahmood Miakhel is the Country Director in Afghanistan for the US Institute of Peace (USIP). Prior to that he was a Governance Advisor for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and, from 2003–2005, a Deputy Minister of the Interior in the Government of Afghanistan. In 1994–1995 he worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in South and Southeast Afghanistan helping to establish District Rehabilitation Shuras (DRS). He also worked as a reporter for the Pashto service of the Voice of America from 1985–1990.
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Turkey’s KRG Energy Partnership
This piece was first published by ForeignPolicy.com on January 29, 2013.
Legal and Political Reforms in Saudi Arabia
The Middle East Institute is proud to host Dr. Joseph A.
Legal and Political Reforms in Saudi Arabia
The Middle East Institute is proud to host Dr. Joseph A.
Legal and Political Reforms in Saudi Arabia
The Middle East Institute is proud to host Dr. Joseph A.
Legal and Political Reforms in Saudi Arabia
The Middle East Institute is proud to host Dr. Joseph A.
Legal and Political Reforms in Saudi Arabia
The Middle East Institute is proud to host Dr. Joseph A.
Middle East and North Africa: Another Year of Upheaval
Reconciliation Efforts in Iraq—Reversals and Paradoxes
For the benefits of reconstruction to take hold in today’s Iraq, it is essential to avoid oversimplified arguments that merely “fixing” ethno-sectarian tensions will be sufficient to attain the goal of political stability. A broader approach, which recognizes the country’s current ethno-sectarian polarization as both a symptom and a cause of instability would be a far more appropriate means of addressing the deep-rooted problems faced by Iraqis since 2003.
The "Arab Spring" and EU's Immigration Policy: A Critical Sociology on the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility
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The Arab Spring and West Asia: Challenges for India
Lecture delivered on January 8, 2013 at Madras University, India by Ambassador (ret.) Ranjit Gupta.
Concluding Remarks on MEI's Western Sahara Series
“Compromise” is the word repeated 25 times in this three-voice dialogue with opposing views on what could be the best solution to the Western Sahara dispute. The settlement options that emerged from the three contributors to this series have accepted either autonomy for the Western Sahara territory (subject to a referendum) or a referendum on self-determination that would include independence as well as other possibilities, including autonomy.
Tangle in the Caucasus
This piece was originally published by ForeignAffairs.com on January 15, 2013
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