by NESA Professor Ali Jalali 15 March 2021 Amid a renewed global push to end the long conflict in Afghanistan, key regional powers show support for a US plan to accelerate regional cooperation, and invigorate intra-Afghan talks on a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan. This comes in response to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s letter Read More >
US-Taliban agreement
A Conversation with Qatari Ambassador to the U.S., H.E. Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad al-Thani
On October 8, 2020, the NESA Center hosted Qatari Ambassador to the U.S., H.E. Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al-Thani, for a virtual discussion exclusive to NESA faculty and staff. NESA director, LTG Terry Wolff led the discussion. Ambassador Al-Thani began the event with opening remarks giving a general overview of U.S.-Qatar relations, and Qatar’s involvement Read More >
Peace Process Dynamics in Afghanistan
NESA Distinguished Professor, Minister Ali Jalali, discusses the dynamics of the peace process in Afghanistan. He covers three main points: 1). the road-map to the peace process; 2). the obstacles to the peace process; and 3). the prospects for a political settlement on the basis of the ‘Doha deal’ between the United States and the Read More >
Peace, Taliban and Cricket in Afghanistan: A Conversation with Afghan Leader and Diplomat Dr. Omar Zakhilwal
The third installment of the NESA South Asia Interview Series is with Dr. Omar Zakhilwal hailing from Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province served as finance minister (2009-2014) under President Hamid Karzai and later was appointed as Kabul’s ambassador to Pakistan (2015-2018). He holds a PhD in economics from Carleton University in Canada and has also consulted for Read More >