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May 5:
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The Irish Times, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple is one of five "experts in conflict resolution" consulted for this discussion of whether lessons learned from the Northern Ireland peace process could help resolve divisions elsewhere.
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May 1:
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Public Radio International, The Takeaway, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple interviewed on PRI's news show "The Takeaway" regarding President Obama's surprise May 1 visit to Afghanistan and what this and other recent events may indicate about a future U.S. role in that country.
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March 16:
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BBC Radio: Today, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple takes part in a radio interview discussing the Taliban's recent withdrawal from preliminary peace negotiations, on the BBC news program Today.
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March 15:
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Harvard Kennedy School News, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple is featured prominently in a recent HKS news article providing an overview of the current situation in Afghanistan from the perspective of several Kennedy School experts.
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March 13:
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Former Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell wins Royal Society of Literature's Jerwood Award for non fiction for his book Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms. The book will be published by Simon & Schuster in 2013.
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January 9:
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Foreign Affairs, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple comments on Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid's announcement that the group will open a political office in Qatar as part of a process that could bring a peaceful end to the war in Afghanistan.
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October 10:
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ForeignPolicy, Carr Center fellow Michael Semple discusses the significance of the recent capture of Mali Khan. More than just a trophy, Khan really has been one of the lynchpins of the Haqqani Network, and his capture will pose a whole series of challenges for those who lead and cooperate with them.
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September 23:
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Foreign Affairs, Carr Center fellow Michael Semple discusses how the network of militants operating in Pakistan's tribal areas are playing an increasingly destabilizing role in NATO's possible negotiations with the Taliban.
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September 19:
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The New Yorker, Former Carr Center fellow Dexter Filkins (2007-08) tells the story of a courageous journalist who, having been warned by Pakistani intelligence officials to curb his reporting on the links between the Pakistani military and Al Qaeda, was later found murdered.
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July 12:
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The Telegraph (UK), "Ahmad Wali Karzai's assassination leaves a power vacuum in Kandahar and seriously weakens both the Afghan government and NATO efforts to prop it up," writes Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple.
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July 7:
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New Statesman, "The Taliban are just one faction in a long civil war which, thanks to international intervention, seems sure to intensify," notes Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple in an article discussing a decade of mistakes in the region.
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June 23:
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Foreign Policy, Advocating a faster drawdown coupled with a long-term commitment, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell is one of seven experts included in this in-depth discussion of President Obama's recently announced plans for ending the war in Afghanistan.
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June 17:
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Time Magazine, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple is quoted extensively in a recent piece about post Bin Laden al-Qaeda. Among other interesting points he makes is that Afghanistan has "turned into a giant film studio for al-Qaeda propaganda," adding, "they want to keep America embroiled in the conflict."
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May 16:
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Foreign Policy, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple elaborates on his investigation into the controversial 2010, Takhar air strike, explores various alternatives to such kill list-driven missions, and warns of the danger of "push-button warfare," should we fail to learn form our mistakes.
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May 11:
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PBS Frontline, Possibly lending credence to the contention that it may have mistakenly killed the wrong man, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple, appearing in the Frontline episode "Kill/Capture," disputes the U.S. military's assertion that it had killed Taliban commander Mohammad Amin.
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May 7:
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The Guardian (UK), Osama bin Laden's death creates an opportunity for new narrative of the Afghan conflict, one that just might include peace, notes Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple. But U.S. engagement with the Taliban in Pakistan is essential.
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May 4:
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The Wall Street Journal, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple comments on what Osama bin Laden's death might mean for the Taliban and its possible reintegration into the Afghan political system.
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May 2:
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The Telegraph (UK), Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple explains why the killing of Osama bin Laden in a house in Abbottabad Cantonment marks the end of one phase of the war in Afghanistan.
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April 23:
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New Internationalist Magazine, In an online debate titled "Is talking to the Taliban a betrayal of Afghanistan's women?" Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple takes up one of
the many difficult issues associated with a potential U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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April 14:
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ForeignPolicy.com, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell reviews Bing West's book on Afghanistan, "The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy and the way out of Afghanistan."
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April 5:
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Canada's Journal of Ideas, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell, writing in Canada's Journal of Ideas, asks that we should honour the Arab Spring by putting an end to anti-Muslim rhetoric.
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March 22:
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BBC World Service, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple contributes to this BBC interview, made on the 10 year anniversary of the Taliban's destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas: what it meant to him, and how they might have been saved.
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March 10:
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Foreign Policy, As he has in earlier testimony before the British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell continues to advocate that, "the US should not delay its significant involvement in talks with the Taliban leadership."
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March 3:
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Afghanistan Analysts Network, In "Why the Buddhas of Bamian were destroyed," Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple argues that the destruction of the great Bamian Buddhas was avoidable; they were destroyed because western powers deemed them an insufficiently important issue over which to intervene.
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February 15:
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Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell notes (in this blog post) that accusations leveled against the UN in Afghanistan, accusations that UN reports prior to 2010 failed to highlight Taliban human rights abuses, have proven to be factually untrue.
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February 9:
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Parliament looks to past and present State Building and Human Rights, Afghanistan & Pakistan program members for insight. Former Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman as well as current Fellows Michael Semple and Gerard Russell testified before the British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee regarding UK's foreign policy approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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January 11:
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The Nation, "The public policy debate on Afghan opium is filled with simple narratives justified by simple metrics and responded to with simple solutions," say Carr Fellows David Mansfield and Paul Fishstein." The problem: such simplification "propels us toward ineffective and even counterproductive policies."
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December 16:
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Foreign Policy, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell suggests that economic incentives may offer hope that Afghanistan's neighbors, which supported rival sides in the Afghan civil war, might see an advantage in a peaceful settlement this time around.
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December 16:
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USC Annenberg School of Communication News, In this interview, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell, one of 23 signatories to a recent open letter to President Obama, a letter critical of the overall strategy and recent military assessment of the Afghan war effort, discusses that letter and the reasoning behind it.
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November 26:
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ESI Newsletter, Rory Stewart, Carr Center Faculty Director (currently on leave, serving as a British MP) participates in a public debate sponsored by the European Stability Initiative: "Interventions, state building and the future of European Foreign Policy."
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November 19:
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CBC Radio News, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell participates in a segment of CBC's (Canada radio) flagship news program "The House," commenting on Afghanistan and the Lisbon summit.
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November 9:
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Parliamentary Minutes, House of Commons, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell provides evidence before the British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on the topic of "the UK's foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan."
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October 21:
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Financial Times, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple remains skeptical of recent media reports suggesting that leaders of the Afghan insurgency are edging towards the negotiating table. Nonetheless, he notes, there are still good reasons to begin laying groundwork while fighting continues.
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October 12:
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Financial Times, Michael Semple, Carr Center fellow with the Afghanistan-Pakistan Program, voices skepticism at administration claims that negotiations between Karzai's government and the Taliban might move forward any time soon.
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October 6:
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Foreign Policy, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell, discusses Bob Woodward's latest book, Obama's Wars, and makes note of at least one glaring omission.
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October 6:
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The Guardian (UK), In making the case that Syrian poet Adonis should win the Nobel prize for literature, Gerard Russell, fellow in the Center's Afghanistan Pakistan Program, points out that Europe does not hold a monopoly on literary talent.
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September 22:
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Computer World, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple is consulted as part of a Computer World article discussing Iceland's proposal to become a net safe haven for on-line activists.
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September 1:
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The Globalist, In the face of souring public opinion of the Afghan war effort, it would seem that the value of a solid conception of Afghan history cannot be overrated. Paul Fishstein, Carr Center Fellow with the State Building and Human Rights Program, provides an overview of Afghanistan's modernization efforts from 1880 to 1978.
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September 1:
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The GlobalPost (online), After more than 7 years, Iraqis are still scrambling to forge a working government. Carr Center Associate Fellow Razzaq al-Saiedi asks, "The US Army has left Iraq. Now what?"
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September 1:
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The New York Times, On the eve of the official end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, New York Times contributor and Carr Center Associate Fellow Razzaq Al-Saiedi reflects on the war, his country, and shared suffering.
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August 16:
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Foreign Policy, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell discusses the value and possible benefits of a public, U.S. security guarantee for both Iraq and Afghanistan in “Staying for the longer-term in Iraq and Afghanistan?”
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August 9:
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The Irish Times, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple tries to understand the recent killing of 10 aid workers in Afghanistan, and speculates about what it might indicate about Afghan society.
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July 31:
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BBC News, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell and former Center Director Rory Stewart are among those consulted for a BBC article highlighting one of the central problems with working in Afghanistan: it's a country that even the experts know very little about.
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July 26:
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The Telegraph (UK), Regarding the recent WikiLeaks revelations, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple advises that probably the most important first response is simply to retain perpective.
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June 14:
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The Times (UK), A report by Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman for the London School of Economics makes a strong case that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency, the ISI, may be directly supporting the Taliban.
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June 3:
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The Irish Times, After theatre of Afghan peace conference, a real process to engage the insurgents must begin, writes Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple in “Taliban Ghosts Haunt Peace Forum.”
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May 29:
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CBC Radio One: "Dispatches", Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell discusses President Karzai in this radio interview with Scott Taylor of the CBC.
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May 14:
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BBC News, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell provides extensive analysis of President Karzai's recent remarks at the USIP, and the spin both administrations are working so hard manage, in "Karzai's diplomatic language in US charm offensive."
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May 11:
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The New Republic, In thinking about how Afghan President Hamid Karzai's administration might move forward, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell draws insightful parallels with the evolution of another familiar leader, Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq.
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May 3:
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The Washington Post, Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman's extensive background researching the lives and motivations of Afghan insurgents is drawn upon, once again, in this article exploring the feasibility of current "reintegration" schemes.
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April 7:
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ABC Radio's 'The World Today', Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell urges calm in the face of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent, much publicized, rhetoric.
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April 5:
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CBS News, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple appears on the CBS Evening News to help explain President Karzai's plan of “reintegration” with the Taliban and the prospect of cash payouts to insurgents.
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April 1:
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The Harvard Crimson, The benefits and role of the Afghan Students Initiative, a group founded by Nate Walton, its current manager, and Jasteena Dhillon, a Carr Center Associate Fellow, are higlighted in this recent Crimson article.
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March 26:
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The Afghan Students Initiative and Carr Center Associate Fellow Jasteena Dhillon hosted Nader Nadery, Commissioner with the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, at a meeting which discussed current human rights challenges in Afghanistan.
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March 15:
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Jasteena Dhillon appears on Philip Adams's award winning show, "Late Night Live" to discuss the impact of the changing the Afghan judicial landscape on women and how best to ensure that their rights are protected within both formal and informal systems.
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March 11:
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Sikhchic Magazine, Jasteena Dhillon, Carr Center associate fellow, reflects on the experiences of the Sikh population in Afghanistan, some of whom have been there for centuries and who have been adversely impacted by the region's conflicts and upheaval.
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March 10:
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The Boston Globe, Carr Center Associate Fellow and New York Times reporter Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi offers a concise picture of Iraq's post-election possibilites in the recent Boston Globe op-ed, "Now what happens?"
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March 8:
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The Guardian (UK), “Does foreign policy need religion?” or so wonders Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell.
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March 4:
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The Globe and Mail, Carr Center Associate Fellow Jasteena Dhillon argues that more strategic thinking is needed to determine how to address the issues of rule of law and justice in Afghanistan in “The West builds institutions, Afghans want informal justice.”
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February 24:
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State-Building and Human Rights for Afghanistan & Pakistan Program hosts one-day seminar bringing together defense lawyers from Afghanistan to explore the issues and challenges associated with providing services in extremely sensitive and notorious cases.
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February 23:
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The Huffington Post, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell discusses the implications of President Hamid Karzai's recent electoral decree.
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February 22:
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The Guardian (UK), Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell notes how President Karzai has successfully subverted the Afgan election process in “Karzai has taken personal control of the electoral process.”
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February 20:
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Impact, The work of the Carr Center's State Building and Human Rights in Afghanistan & Pakistan program is highlighted in the latest issue of “Impact,” the Kennedy School's quarterly research magazine.
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February 17:
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Financial Times.com, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple weighs in on the possible significance of the recent capture of high-level Taliban planner in ”High-profile arrest fuels hope for negotiated end to conflict.“
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February 17:
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The Globe and Mail, In “Canadians to be 'tip of the spear' in Kandahar,” Carr Center Fellow Paul Fishstein weighs in on the prospects and effectiveness of recently intensified operations in the province.
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February 9:
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The Huffington Post, In “Why Nomads Win,” Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell, thinking of Mongols and wolves, sees how they may relate to events in Afghanistan today.
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February 5:
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Financial Times.com, In “We Need to Offer the Taliban More Than Just Money,” Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple continues his quest to bring some realism to relations with the Taliban.
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January 27:
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Foreign Policy, “Dead Aid for Afghanistan?” Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell looks to next steps in the daunting problem of aid to Afghanistan.
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January 26:
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BBC Radio's Taking a Stand, Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple talks about his work in Afghanistan including his bizarre eventual expulsion from the country on charges of spying for the Taliban.
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January 6:
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Harvard International Review - Web Edition, Former Acting Executive Director Tyler Moselle shares his thoughts on an Afghan strategy in the recent Harvard International Review editorial, “Obama's Afghanistan Troop Surge Misses the Point.”
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December 9:
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Wilder Testifies Before House Subcommitte. Carr Center Associate Fellow Andrew Wilder testified before the House Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs at a hearing investigating U.S. aid to Pakistan.
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December 6:
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Al Jazeera News Bulletin, Jasteena Dhillon is interviewed on the Al Jazeera news program News Bulletin about the lack of justice for rape and corruption cases in Afghanistan's courts and legal system.
More on the topic >
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December 4:
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Harvard Kennedy School News, “Debate on Afghanistan Strategy Continues Among HKS Experts” Forum event discusses the latest Administration plans.
Watch the Video >
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December 1:
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Foreign Policy, While millions of dollars are being sent to Afganistan in an effort to win hearts and minds, Carr Center Associate Fellow Andrew Wilder, explains, in “Money Can't Buy America Love,” why this may not be working.
Related Af-Pak Forum Discussion >
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November 30:
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CNN Tonight, In advance of President Obama's announcement of his decision as to how to move forward in Afganistan, Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman sat down with CNN Anchor Erica Hill to try to sort out the options.
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November 30:
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The Huffington Post, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell notes that there are some lessons still to be learned from the Afghan election. See “Advice to Karzai: Build Support To Bring Taliban Into Loya Jirga.”
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November 20:
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Jasteena Dhillon, Fellow, State-Building and Human Rights, Afghanistan & Pakistan Program, talks about Afghanistan after the election fiasco with the World Affairs Council in Boston. (4 pm)
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November 20:
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Jasteena Dhillon, Carr Center Associate Fellow, will discuss Afghanistan's flawed election, President Hamid Karzai's prospects for regaining authority, and the challenges facing the U.S.-led military strategy and state-building efforts.
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November 19:
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The Los Angeles Times, Insisting that the Afghan government must take responsibility for its own survival, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell explains why, "To succeed in Afghanistan, we must fail."
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November 6:
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NPR's Morning Edition, NPR's Rennee Montagne and Andrew Wilder, research director at Tufts University's Feinstein International Center and associate fellow with the Carr Center's Afghanistan & Pakistan program, discuss problems associated with distributing aid in Afganistan.
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November 5:
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The Huffington Post, President Karzai has promised to rule inclusively after his contested victory but, as Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell points out, this must mean more than just how he forms his government. Read why in “ Karzai Must Heal Afghanistan's Divisions.”
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November 4:
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Foreign Policy, Carr Center Fellow Gerard Russell notes that recent Afgan elections could be the country's undoing or a good start for much-needed reform. See “The Avoidable Death of Afghan Democracy.”
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November 3:
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Jasteena Dhillon, Fellow, State-Building and Human Rights, Afghanistan & Pakistan Program, discusses her views on the next steps for the Obama administration on rule of law, counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency on a panel with Andrew Bacevich at Boston University Law School. (4 pm)
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October 27:
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The Financial Times, In “Afghans Need to Find Model of Democracy,” Carr Center Fellow Paul Fishstein points out just how unclear the word 'Democracy' is for many in Afghanistan.
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October 23:
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Students host inaugural meeting of the “Afghan Student Initiative.”
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October 22:
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Congressional Record, Matt Waldman, Fellow in the Center's State Building and Human Rights Program, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
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October 22:
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The Financial Times, Tyler Moselle, the Center's Acting Executive Director, addresses the danger of confusing counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism agendas in his FT editorial, “Obama must shift the debate about a troop surge.”
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October 9:
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International Lawyer and Carr Center Associate Fellow Jasteena Dhillon, will be presenting “From Bosnia to Afghanistan: Working on Legal and Justice Issues in Conflict Zones,” part of the New England Law School Centre for International Law and Policy's Practitioner Round Table Series. October 9, 2009, 1-2 pm.
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October 5:
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Financial Times.com, Carr Center Associate Fellow Maleeha Lodhi, together with Anatol Lieven, discuss possible Afghan exit scenarios in “How the West Can Exit the Afghan Quagmire.”
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October 1:
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Congressional Record, David Mansfield, Fellow in the Center's State Building and Human Rights Program, testifies before the before the House Sub Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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September 24:
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PBS: Bill Moyer's Journal, Rory Stewart, Carr Center Director, is profiled on Bill Moyer's Journal where he lays out an alternate strategy for the international community in Afghanistan.
Watch the Video >
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September 18:
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HKS Insights Series, Rory Stwart, Carr Center Faculty Director, talks about its new program, “State Building in Afghanistan & Pakistan,” in this HKS Insights Series video.
More on the program >
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September 16:
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Harvard Kennedy School News, Rory Stewart Testifies on the Future of Afghanistan Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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September 16:
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The Boston Globe, “A 'weapons system' Based on Wishful Thinking,” an Op-Ed by State Building and Human Rights Associate Fellow Andrew Wilder.
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September 15:
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Jasteena Dhillon, Associate Fellow in State Building program, will be participating in the Annual Yankee Operational Law Symposium at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. She will address the topic, “Military Operations and Traditional Law Issues in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
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September 13:
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The Independent (UK), “Karzai must not get away with this fraud,” an Op-Ed by Carr Center Fellow Michael Semple.
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September 10:
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The Star (Toronto), “Historic Errors Made in 9/11 Aftermath,” interview; part of an article by Haroon Siddiqui.
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August 20:
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The Independent (UK), Expressing support for Britain's continued role in the war in Afghanistan, The Independent, in an article titled “A Cause Worth Fighting For,” quotes Rory Stewart and his message that adjusting expectations is essential.
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August 19:
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NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook, On the eve of Afghanistan's elections, Rory Stewart is Tom Ashbrook's guest for a segment titled “Reality Check on Afghanistan.”
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August 16:
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The Guardian (UK), In “These Attempts to Win Hearts and Minds are Futile” Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman discusses why building trust in Afghanistan maens more than building schools and clinics.
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July 9:
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The London Review of Books, Carr Center Faculty Director Rory Stewart discusses how perceptions of Iraq and Afghanistan can distort what we see as possible and even desirable in “The Irresistible Illusion.”
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July 8:
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The Guardian (UK), In “The Aid Afghanistan Really Needs” Carr Center Fellow Matt Waldman explains why, in defeating the Taliban, the solution may not be military.
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April 29:
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Harvard Kennedy School News, Success of the recent Carr Center conference on Afghanistan featured in today's HKS News.
More on the conference >
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April 23:
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Rory Stewart and the Carr Center's State-Building and Human Rights in Afghanistan and Pakistan program organize a conference: “The Future of Afghanistan and the Region.” The meeting featured Stewart, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Michael Ignatieff, and a variety of internationally renowned analysts and thinkers.
View Conference Agenda >
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April 21:
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CTV News, Ignatieff to meet with Obama's inner circle.
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April 21:
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Foreign Policy, The Holbrooke Afghanistan conference you can't go to.
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April 17:
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Carr Center Director Rory Stewart explains why Afghanistan has never been more important. A new interview, currently featured as part of the Harvard Kennedy School's “HKS Insight” series.
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