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The Future of Militias in Afghanistan | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2012/10/10/the-future-of-militias-in-afghanistan
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. The Future of Militias in Afghanistan. Below are my remarks (click to play audio) on the future of local defense forces and militias in Afghanistan at the American Security Project on 9 OCT 2012. I essentially argue that in two years, with few choices available, Kabul will deliberately instigate civil war in remote areas of the east and south to prevent open conflict in key population centers. Laquo; The Anatomy of an Anti-Taliban Uprising. The Future o...
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Divide and Conquer Negotiations with the Taliban | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2012/02/14/divide-and-conquer-negotiations-with-the-taliban
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. Divide and Conquer Negotiations with the Taliban. My commentary published today on Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel. With the Taliban close to opening a political office in Qatar for the purpose of negotiating an end to the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, it is unsurprising that the Taliban’s primary rival insurgent network,. HIG), is now clamoring for a seat at the table. Was America’s favorite anti-Soviet. HIG organized an enormous 2009 siege. Karzai’...
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Afghanistan/Pakistan | Just Wars
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Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. Taliban Splinter Groups Add To Election Fears In Afghanistan. Below Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty quotes me on the implications of Taliban splinter groups after the killing of a prominent Swedish journalist. Link available here. Taliban Splinter Groups Add to Election Fears in Afghanistan. The mainstream Taliban, meanwhile, denied any involvement in the killing as well as any affiliation with Feday-e Mahaz. Afghan officials consider the crime unso...
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The Zero Option’s Rationale | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2013/11/18/the-zero-options-rationale
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. The Zero Option’s Rationale. Below Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty quotes me on why it is tempting for the US to remove all troops from Afghanistan at the end of next year. Link available here. Why the U.S. Could Opt for the ‘Zero Option’ in Afghanistan. But as talks drag on, the “zero option” is beginning to look increasingly realistic. Support in the United States for the Afghan war, which is now in its 12th year and has left more than 2,150 U.S&#...
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Symptoms of Withdrawal in Afghanistan | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2013/03/28/symptoms-of-withdrawal-in-afghanistan
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. Symptoms of Withdrawal in Afghanistan. Below RFE/RL quotes me on the changing security landscape of rural Afghanistan as both NATO and Afghan forces realign themselves in the coming years. Link available here. Afghans Failing Security Test in Badakhshan. By Frud Bezhan and Mustafa Sarwar. Moreover, its isolation saved it from becoming a main theater of the Afghan conflict, allowing fresh troops to gain much-needed experience before Afghanistan takes ove...
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Attrition Among Afghan Security Forces | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2013/11/06/attrition-among-afghan-security-forces
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. Attrition Among Afghan Security Forces. Below Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty quotes me on the meaning of the high casualty rates among Afghan security forces this past fighting season. Link available here. Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain. The Afghan Interior Ministry on October 29 revealed that 2,052 members of the Afghan National Police (ANP) and Afghan Local Police (ALP) were killed and more than 5,000 were wounded betwee...
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Bringing the Taliban to the Table | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2013/01/13/bringing-the-taliban-to-the-table
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. Bringing the Taliban to the Table. Below RFE/RL quotes me on how the Afghan government can improve its reconciliation effort with senior Taliban officials released from Pakistani custody. Link available here. Taliban Prisoner Releases are High-Risk, Low-Reward. After having little success playing it safe, the Afghan government is gambling on a risky new strategy to convince the Taliban that the road to peace runs through Kabul. 8220;The worst-case scena...
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Freedom Rider: Left Forum 2015, Liberation Politics in the Post Obama World
http://freedomrider.blogspot.com/2015/06/left-forum-2015-liberation-politics-in.html
Tuesday, June 02, 2015. Left Forum 2015, Liberation Politics in the Post Obama World. Black Agenda Report always has a great panel at the recent Left Forum. Glen Ford, Ajamu Baraka, Nellie Bailey, Marsha Coleman-Adebayo and yours truly. The subject was Liberation Politics in the Post Obama World. BAR always brings it. Editor and Senior Columnist. Margaretkimberley at gmail dot com. Stop Imperialism - Geopolitical Analysis. Anti-Globalization movement of Russia (AGM). Black Is Back Coalition. The Counted:...
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DIJ v.3: Optimism?
http://drivinginjordan.blogspot.com/2011/02/optimism.html
Not only did a random toaster end up in my house last night, it's also full of skittles.". I just sat across a desk from John Yoo. A strange experience in itself, he made me realize something over the course of our conversation. I’d gone to see him because I have a legal question about a job. At Boalt he runs a veteran’s legal clinic, and my question fit the nature of both the issues addressed by the clinic. To my surprise, rather than direct my email to a law student, he asked to meet me in person.
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DIJ v.3: East Amman: Now Further Away Than Ever
http://drivinginjordan.blogspot.com/2010/01/east-amman-now-further-away-than-ever.html
Not only did a random toaster end up in my house last night, it's also full of skittles.". East Amman: Now Further Away Than Ever. I can’t decide if I’m still jet lagged, or if going and seeing one family in east 3mman last night (and returning home early this morning) is what caused me to wake up at the mid day prayer. My desire to quit coffee has officially failed. I had A LOT last night. I guess, in short, east 3mman has moved to the right, while west Amman has shut its eyes even tighter. Some weird n...
