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Rebuilding Afghanistan: Practical Measures for Improving the Economy
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    • Rebuilding Afghanistan: Practical Measures for Improving the Economy

    Originally posted December 2009 

    It is a difficult task to suggest a specific recipe for the improvement of the economy of any failed state. The case of Afghanistan presents even more challenges.

    The Magnitude of the Challenge

    April 20, 2012

    F. Faruq Achikzad

    Orientalism's Persistence in Mass Culture and Foreign Policy
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    • Orientalism's Persistence in Mass Culture and Foreign Policy

    Originally posted September 2009

    Edward W. Said’s widow, Mariam, tells me that his books are still selling well. The academic community has been transformed, and the field of literary criticism has been revolutionized as a result of his legacy. The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) has in recent years elected a series of presidents reflecting non-orientalist approaches. At the last MESA annual meeting in Washington, DC in November 2008 a plenary session was devoted to Said’s work. The large hall was packed.

    April 20, 2012

    Stuart Schaar

    Political Leadership in Post-Taliban Afghanistan: The Critical Factor
    Middle East Institute
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    • Political Leadership in Post-Taliban Afghanistan: The Critical Factor

    Originally posted December 2009

    A hasty, fluid, and poorly conceived process of creating leadership in a post-war situation mainly provides the space for rich and powerful — mostly corrupt — individuals to prevail because their roles, styles, and abilities overshadow concerns about their background, characteristics, homogeneity, and behavioral patterns.[1] Regrettably, such is the case in post-Taliban Afghanistan.

    April 20, 2012

    Saghar Chopan, Malaiz Daud

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