Join me for the last episode of the this season of Kleptocracy and Corruption! Source: “The Afghan Government Was Undone by Its Own Corruption.” The Economist. The Economist Newspaper. Accessed April 22, 2022. https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/08/26/the-afghan-government-was-undone-by-its-own-corruption.  “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan as a State and ...” Accessed April 23, 2022. https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Agreement-For-Bringing-Peace-to-Afghanistan-02.29.20.pdf.  Sanger, David E., and Helene Cooper. “Taliban Sweep in Afghanistan Follows Years ..read more

Join me for a fascinating interview with Bard College Chief of Staff Malia Du Mont. Malia is a former US Army Intelligence Officer having served in Kabul, where she interacted with and provided daily briefings for the leaders of the coalition forces ..read more

Dr. Paul D. Miller is a professor at Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service and previously served as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Army as well as an Intelligence Officer in the Central Intelligence Agency. Join Dr. Miller and myself for a fascinating conversation about the American involvement in Afghanistan ..read more

In this weeks episode we will analyse the United States policy towards counter narcotics in Afghanistan. Get ready to see just how powerful the illicit drug trade can be in undermining reconstruction efforts and funding extremism.  Sources:  “Afghanistan Opium Survey 2020 - United Nations Office on ...” Accessed April 23, 2022. https://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Afghanistan/20210503_Executive_summary_Opium_Survey_2020_SMALL.pdf.  “AOTP.” United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime. Accessed April 22, 2022. https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/aotp.html ..read more

In this episode I will discussing Afghanistans electoral process. We will go in depth into the formation of the constitution and analyse the structures it created. Sources:  “The Afghan Government Was Undone by Its Own Corruption.” The Economist. The Economist Newspaper. Accessed April 22, 2022. https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/08/26/the-afghan-government-was-undone-by-its-own-corruption.  “Afghanistan 2004 Constitution.” Constitute. Accessed April 22, 2022. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Afghanistan_2004.  “Afghanistan: Anatomy of an Election Disaster.” The ..read more

In this episode I will delve into US efforts at creating sustainable programs and institutions in Afghanistan. I will also look at the problem of oversight and how the lack of oversight helped enable corruption.  Sources: “Afghanistan Partnership Framework 2020 - UM.” Accessed April 23, 2022. https://um.fi/documents/35732/0/Afghanistan+Partnership+Framework+2020.pdf/6875b99d-0223-b5e1-360d-614420af2a90?t=1606127229249.  Ayotte, Kelly A, Joseph F Dunford Jr., and Nancy Lindborg. “Afghan Study Group Final Report.” https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/afghanistan_study_gro ..read more

In this episode I will discuss the emergence of unhealthy economic policy in Afghanistan under the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. Sources:  “Civilian Deaths from Afghan Conflict in 2018 at Highest Recorded Level – UN Report.” UNAMA, November 26, 2019. https://unama.unmissions.org/civilian-deaths-afghan-conflict-2018-highest-recorded-level-%E2%80%93-un-report. Crook, John R. 2012. "United States, Afghanistan Conclude Agreement on their Long-Term Relationship." The American Journal of International Law 106 (3) (07): 649-650.  “Global War on Terror.” George W. Bush Library ..read more

Join me for an action packed season of Kleptocracy and Corruption where we will learn more about the war in Afghanistan. Sources: Dormandy, Xenia and Michael Keating. 2014. "The United States and Afghanistan: A Diminishing Transactional Relationship." Asia Policy (17) (01): 6-12.  “Global War on Terror.” George W. Bush Library. Accessed April 22, 2022. https://www.georgewbushlibrary.gov/research/topic-guides/global-war-terror. Lansford, Tom. 2003. A Bitter Harvest : US Foreign Policy and Afghanistan. Florence: Taylor & Francis Group. Accessed February 3, 2022. ProQuest Ebook Central ..read more