Tag «Afghanistan»

Afghanistan needs civilian strategy, says SIPRI

(Stockholm, 8 October 2013) Alongside the military exit strategy, the international community needs a civilian entry strategy for Afghanistan in which donors continue or even increase their development assistance after the military have left. Afghans’ desire for continuing basic services and a strong Afghan government are stressed in a new report by Stockholm International Peace …

Iranian–US engagement should focus on more than the nuclear issue

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s appearance at the UN General Assembly last week, his historic telephone conversation with US President Barack Obama and the earlier meeting between the Iranian and US foreign ministers confirm the two countries’ efforts to seriously re-engage in dialogue on Iran’s nuclear programme. However, the two countries should not ignore the other …