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Rethinking civil society in Afghanistan

  • Dr Salim Lakha,

Western donors and others have not given enough attention to strengthening local civil society actors.

Indigenous and Muslim peoples in Australia: Enduring threats to the national identity and nation

  • Dr Troy Meston, A/Prof Debbie Bargallie and Prof Halim Rane,

Militant democracy geared toward the ‘colonised other’ will continue to limit opportunities to grow harmonious societies.

Reflections on Afghanistan’s economic development: Is China the answer?

  • Imran Zakeria,

If China invests in Afghanistan its economy would improve which is crucial to overall regional stability.

Afghanistan’s laws and legal institutions under the Taliban

  • Assistant Professor Haroun Rahimi,

For the Taliban, the state’s main purpose is not protecting individual rights, but making individuals honor their obligations.

Biden’s China policy following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan

  • Professor Shi Yinhong,

The impacts on perceptions of US power in the Indo-Pacific are now unavoidably tied to the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan.