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US soldiers boarding a helicopter in Afghanistan in late 2001.

Afghanistan

Unfinished business

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by Nawid Paigham
US marines in Kandahar in late 2001.

Blog

Security-focused modernisation has failed in Afghanistan

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by Hans Dembowski
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

European Green Deal

More important than landing on the moon

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by D+C / E+Z
Kyrgyzstan is Central Asia’s only parliamentary democracy: soldiers taking part in independence-day celebrations in Bishkek, the capital, in 2018.

Civil liberties

Live up to the rhetoric

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by Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
President Ashraf Ghani wants to be re-elected: campaign billboard in Kabul.

Democracy

A matter of self interest

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by Nawid Paigham
No, Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is not anti-Muslim: supporters celebrating on Sunday.

Blog

The tide may be turning in Turkey

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by Hans Dembowski
If you want to start a business, you need money. In Afghanistan, the funds usually come from private loans and the informal sector.

Hotspot Afghanistan

Private sector needs suitable financing

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by Bernd Leidner
That was then: Trump and Ghani in New York in 2017.

Peace talks

Marginalised government

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by Nawid Paigham
Ecuador is struggling to service Chinese loans: President Lenín Moreno with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing in December 2018.

Aid

Limits of sovereignty

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by Hans Dembowski
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