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The Blunders in the Western cross-cutting policies in Afghanistan: The Opium economy as a case of study

Revista UNISCI, 2018
In Afghanistan, opium cultivation was part of an economy of survival in the decades preceding the Afghan resistance war against the Soviets and, during the subsequent civil war, cultivation and trafficking of opium poppy became one of the main methods of
Francisco Berenguer-López
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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

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan and cultural property. The case of the Buddha statues of Bamyan

Przegląd Politologiczny
Celem artykułu było przeprowadzenie pogłębionej refleksji nad stosunkiem afgańskich talibów do kwestii dziedzictwa kulturowego i dóbr kultury. Wiele wydarzeń, przede wszystkim spektakularne zniszczenie posągów Buddy w Dolinie Bamiyan, w 2001 r ...
Paweł Stachowiak
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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

A tale of two cities: restoring water services in Kabul and Monrovia [PDF]

, 2009
Kabul and Monrovia, the respective capitals of Afghanistan and Liberia, have recently emerged from long-lasting armed conflicts. In both cities, a large number of organisations took part in emergency water supply provision and later in the rehabilitation
Alexander, Atkinson, Banks, Batley, Braïlovsky, Browne, Colin, Cosgrave, Diago, Elliott, Fischaess, Geoscience, Green, Grinnell, Hall, Johnson, KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau), Macrae, Matthieussent, MUDH (Ministry of Urban Development and Housing), Ockelford, Oxfam, Perry, Pinera, Pinera, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Sohail, Solidarités, Stren, Willson, World Bank   +33 more
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Shanghai Co‐Operation Organisation: A Concert of Eurasia?

Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT The Shanghai Co‐operation Organisation (SCO) has emerged as a viable intergovernmental organisation with a vibrant security portfolio. With its recent expansion it now boasts ten members, including rising great powers Russia, China, and India, as well as nuclear‐armed Pakistan, and regional power Iran.
James MacHaffie
wiley   +1 more source

Is the Taliban regime best characterized as a movement of global Islamism or as a Pashtun ethno-nationalist group?

Revista Historia Autónoma, 2014
Este artículo estudia el movimiento Talibán de Afganistán desde su establecimiento formal en 1994, hasta los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001. Habitualmente, se les suele presentar como una organización islamista internacional, o bien como “etno ...
Alejandro Rodríguez
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Selecting Immigrants by Skill and Global Inequality

Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Rufaida Al Hashmi
wiley   +1 more source

A Scoping Review of the Emergence of Novel Synthetic Opioids in Australian Drug Markets: What Does This Mean for Harm Reduction Responses?

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Issues Rising synthetic opioid deaths in North America, and the emergence of nitazene harms has driven concern about novel synthetic opioids (NSO) in Australia. This scoping review aimed to map what is known about NSOs in Australia. Approach Scoping review of peer‐reviewed and grey literature on NSO detections and harms.
Emmanuel Mammoliti, Suzanne Nielsen, Amanda Roxburgh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internalization of Responsibility to Protect (R2P): Responsibility to Invoke ‘Peace from Within’ Afghanistan by the Taliban Regime (2021)

NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability
Sovereignty, concerning state authority, endows the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) the rights of citizens. This redefined and broadened scope of sovereignty is ascribed to the international norm of the R2P.
Fujin Naz Haidery
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