WWW.IMMIGVANHEUGTEN.NL BACKGROUNDER 2014-12 A SELECTION OF REPORTS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN OLIVIER IMMIG & JAN VAN HEUGTEN 2014-12 THE NETHERLANDS A SELECTION OF REPORTS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN Criteria Since September 11, 2001 the Taliban, Al Qaeda and religiously based terrorist activities in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India have gained the international limelight. This has resulted in a huge increase in government policy papers, institutional research reports, international conferences and what have you. In our times, these countries have seldom been given closer international scrutiny; reading and analysing it all, next to ‘digesting’ other relevant publications, is practically impossible. As a public service, but also in an attempt to create a helpful broad overview and to provide some sort of scientific data base, we provide a list of as many research reports as we have been and are able to trace. We have experienced that regular institutional libraries (universities, ministries, research institutes, think tanks) are usually not able to provide all the source materials one is searching for. Of course, there are some limitations here as well. Since the large majority of all reports worldwide have been written in English, we only enlist works in that language. This is not to say that reports written in other languages are qualitatively inferior; it merely indicates that they are often less accessible and known. Another limitation is the date of publication; we focus on recent materials, published since 1995. Thirdly, making them all available on-line would require a major administrative operation, no doubt including a lot of haggling about rights and rules. Therefore, we merely provide all titles and authors if mentioned, origin, date and place of publication. Lastly, we have sorted all materials chronologically, starting in December, 2014. 1 www.immigvanheugten.nl Reports 2014 Political integration and affirmative legislation for minorities in Pakistan. Jinnah Institute (Policy Brief), Islamabad, December 24, 2014. Author: Peter Jacob The Metrics of Terrorism and Instability in Pakistan. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC., December 18, 2014. Author: Anthony A. Cordesman, Sam Khazai The Civil Transition: in Afghanistan: The Metrics of Crisis? Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC., December 17, 2014. Author: Anthony A. Cordesman Afghan Forces on the Edge of Transition – II. Sharply Contradictory Data on Levels of Violence. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC., December 16, 2014 (revised). Author: Anthony A. Cordesman The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. United Nations (General Assembly), December 9, 2014 Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy. Congressional Research Service (RL 30588), Washington, DC., December 2, 2014. Author: Kenneth Katzman A Comparative Perspective on an Afghan Peace Process: Why, When, Who and What? Chatham House (RUSI), London, December, 2014. Author: Caroline A. Hartzell ”The Afghan National Army: Sustainability Challenges beyond Financial Aspects”. Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), Kabul, November 18, 2014. Author/public lecture: Antonio Giustozzi Afghan Forces on the Edge of Transition – IV. Progress in Afghan Force Development. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC., November 17, 2014 (revised). Author: Anthony A. Cordesman Afghan Forces on the Edge of Transition – I. Introduction, US Policy, and Cuts in US Forces and Spending. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC., November 17, 2014 (revised). Author: Anthony A. Cordesman Afghan Forces on the Edge of Transition –II I. Measuring the Transition from ISAF to ANSF. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC., November 17, 2014 (revised). Author: Anthony A. Cordesman Gulf Security, Stability, and Terrorism: Country Rankings. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC., November 14, 2014. Author: Anthony A. Cordesman 2 www.immigvanheugten.nl Shared Environmental Concerns between India and Pakistan. New America(Policy Paper), Washington, DC., November 11, 2014. Authors: Sanjay Upadhyay, Ahmad Rafay Alam Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance. Congressional Research Service (RS 21922), Washington, DC., November 4, 2014. Author: Kenneth Katzman Afghanistan 2014 & Beyond: Challenges & Implications for the Neighbours. Institute of Regional Studies (Spotlight, Vol. XXXIII, No 11-12), Islamabad, November-December, 2014. Author: Humera Iqbal Afghanistan. Opium Survey 2014. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC )/Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, New York/Kabul, November, 2014 Post-Election Challenges for the New Government in Kabul. Observer Research Foundation (ORF, Issue Brief 82), New Delhi, November, 2014. Author: Aryaman Bhatnagar Six Years after Mumbai: The LeT Threat. Observer Research Foundation (ORF, Issue Brief 83), New Delhi, November, 2014. Authors: Vikram Sood, Wilson John After the Dead Are Counted: U.S. and Pakistani Responsibilities to Victims of Drone Strikes. Open Society Foundations, New York, November, 2014 Drivers of Long-Term Insecurity and Instability in Pakistan. Urbanization. RAND (National Defense Research institute, Santa Monica (Cal.), October 30, 2014. Authors: Jonah Blank, Christopher Clary, Brian Nichiporuk Resetting Pakistan’s Relations with Afghanistan. International Crisis Group (Asia Report No. 262), Kabul/Brussels, October 28, 2014. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. A Strategy of Survival in Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Re-shift of Focus to Central Asia. Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies Afghanistan (CAPS), Kabul, October 20, 2014. Author: Sayed Mujtaba Hashimy Afghanistan-India-Pakistan Trilateral Cooperation: Islamist Proxies a Challenge. Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS), Kabul, October 20, 2014. Author: Hekmatullah Azamy Afghanistan’s Political Transition. International Crisis Group (Asia Report No. 260), Kabul/Brussels, October 16, 2014. Losing the “Forgotten War”. The Need to Reshape US Strategy in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), October 6, 2014. Author: Anthony H. Cordesman ’The Most Recognizable Face Of Political Islam Today Is Neither A Mullah Nor A Religious Scholar: It Is A Militant’. The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI),Washington, DC., October 5, 2014. Author: Anwar Iqbal Afghanistan Economic Update. The World Bank (91691), Washington, DC. October, 2014 3 www.immigvanheugten.nl Afghanistan. Country Profile 2014. The World Bank (International Finance Corporation), Washington, DC. October, 2014 Between Negotiations and Ongoing Resistance. The Situation of the Afghan Insurgency. Orient (III), Berlin, October, 2014. Authors: Philipp Muench, Thomas Ruttig The Afghanistan Factor in India’s Approach to Central Asia. Observer Research Foundation (ORF, Issue Brief 78), New Delhi, October, 2014. Author: Aryaman Bhatnagar Advances and Challenges in Political Transitions. What Will the Future of Conflict Look Like? Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), October, 2014. Editors: Robert D. Lamb, Johanna Mendelson Forman Strategic Partnership and Fragility of Afghan State. Why should the new government sign the strategic partnership? Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies Afghanistan, Kabul, September 28, 2014. Author: Halimullah Kousary Security Transition in Afghanistan. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), September 24, 2014 (revised). Author: Anthony H. Cordesman The Forces Shaping Transition in Afghanistan: 2014-2016. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), September 24, 2014 (revised). Author: Anthony H. Cordesman The Civil Transition: in Afghanistan: 2014-2016. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), September 24, 2014. Author: Anthony H. Cordesman Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance. Congressional Research Service (RS 21922), Washington, DC., September 17, 2014. Author: Kenneth Katzman Green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan: the data. The Long War Journal, September 16, 2014. Authors: Bill Roggio, Lisa Lundquist The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international security and peace. United Nations (General Assembly/Security Council), September 9, 2014 Pakistan Political Unrest: In Brief. Congressional Research Service (R43717), Washington, DC., September 3, 2014. Authors: K. Alan Kronstadt, Samir Kumar Reassessing the International Role in Afghanistan During the NATO Summit. Center for American Progress, Washington, DC., September 2, 2014. Author: Aarthi Gunasekaran Islam Versus Economic. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE Working Papers, No. 113), Islamabad, September, 2014. Author: Asad Zaman 4 www.immigvanheugten.nl Wealth as an Indicator of Socio-Economic Welfare: Islamic Views. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE Working Papers, No. 112), Islamabad, September, 2014. Authors: Asad Zaman, Arif Naveed, Atiq-ur-Rehman Building Genuine Islamic Financial Institutions. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE Working Papers, No. 111), Islamabad, September, 2014. Author: Asad Zaman Improving Lethal Action: Learning and Adapting in U.S. Counterterrorism Operations. Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), Alexandria (Virginia), September, 2014. Author: Larry Lewis Are We Winning? A