Opinions




The Nation-State: Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives

  Saturday, February 17, 2018

By Magnus Marsden

A Peaceful Afghanistan Key to Regional Connectivity in South and Central Asia

  Monday, January 29, 2018

By M. Ashraf Haidari

Landlocked countries like Afghanistan are at a great disadvantage over...

The World in Transition: Relevance of Nation State Concept in the Era of Global Interdependence

  Tuesday, January 23, 2018

By Gen. Rajiv Narayanan

**The contents of this piece were presented at the Herat Security Di...

The Illusion of Afghanistan’s Electoral Representative Democracy

  Sunday, January 14, 2018

By Professor Thomas H. Johnson

**This article is an excerpt of a paper published by Prof. Thomas Johnson with the same title (Small Wars & Insurgencies, vol. 29, 2018). The full article is availabl...

Public Councils as the Effective Means of Decentralization of Power in Democratic States

  Wednesday, December 20, 2017

By Slyamzhar Akhmetzharov

**The contents of this piece were presented at the Herat Security Dialogue – VI (13-1...