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Treading Lightly: China’s Footprint in a Taliban-led Afghanistan

, 2022
This SIPRI Insights Paper provides a preliminary assessment of China’s attitudes to and policies on Afghanistan since the August 2021 Taliban takeover. It examines the scope of China’s security, economic and humanitarian interests, and the depth of its ...
Jiayi Zhou, Fei Su, Jingdong Yuan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Ethnic Groups Military Recruitment Data

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Military conscription affects how countries expand political rights and fight wars, as well as their citizens' view of the state and socioeconomic outcomes. Until recently, conscription was studied in a simplified fashion, missing cases where it only applies to specific societal groups. We introduce the Ethnic Military Recruitment (EGMR) data,
Markéta Odlová, Marius Mehrl
wiley   +1 more source

Income, Subjective Well‐Being, and Violence in Afghanistan: Evidence From a Nationwide Survey

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between household income and subjective well‐being (SWB) in Afghanistan, emphasizing how fear of insecurity and experiences of violence moderate this association. Drawing on a comprehensive nationwide survey conducted by the Asia Foundation from 2016 to 2021 across 34 provinces, we analyze repeated cross ...
Mohammad Haroon Asadi, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Afghan Taliban–TTP Nexus: Evolution from the First Emirate to Post-2021

NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability
This article traces the historical evolution of the Afghan Taliban–Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) relationship from the first Taliban regime (1996–2001) through the Global War on Terror to the post-2021 period.
Farhan Zahid
doaj   +1 more source

US‐Japan Alliance: Emmeshing Bilateralism Into Broader Multilateralism

Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In the 21st Century, geopolitical confrontation between the Eurasian continental powers and the sea powers works to divide Asia. The US‐Japan alliance has transformed itself from Japanʼs asymmetrical security dependence of the Cold War period into a mutual and more integrated partnership today.
Yoichiro Sato
wiley   +1 more source

Outsmarting sanctions

American Ethnologist, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 34-44, February 2026.
Abstract In 2012 the UN Security Council and the European Union bolstered US economic sanctions on Iran, disembedding the country's economy from financial markets. Since then, the sanctions have radically devalued Iran's currency, leading Iranians to seek a viable standard of value elsewhere. They have done so through ghachagh (fugitive) configurations
Emrah Yıldız
wiley   +1 more source

Are Drone Strikes Effective in Afghanistan and Pakistan? On the Dynamics of Violence between the United States and the Taliban [PDF]

Strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, have been the primary weapon used by the United States to combat the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This paper examines the dynamics of violence involving drone strikes and the Taliban/Al-
Jaeger, David A., Siddique, Zahra
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The government–robber comparison: A long‐standing tradition beyond avowed libertarianism

Economic Affairs, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 41-58, February 2026.
Abstract A government differs from a robber, but they share the common feature of initiating coercion. This similarity has been noticed by libertarians as well as within a distinct scholarly tradition and as a recurring theme throughout Western philosophy.
Brian Mandeville
wiley   +1 more source

De ce a eşuat democratizarea în Afganistan? [PDF]

Polis: Revista de Stiinte Politice, 2022
In August 2021 the Taliban came back to power in Afghanistan, after almost two decades of democratization efforts in this country. This article investigates the causes of such a failure.
Radu CARP
doaj  

Effective communication and public engagement strategies to counter misinformation about infectious diseases

Immunology &Cell Biology, Volume 104, Issue 2, Page 92-105, February 2026.
Public trust and cooperation in infectious disease control rest on three pillars: engagement, vaccine communication, and data presentation. Together, these foundations support resilient and inclusive public health responses to misinformation and uncertainty.
Sheena Cruickshank, Martin McKee, Christina Pagel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source