Post Conflict Peacebuilding > Afghanistan Reconstruction Project

The Afghanistan Reconstruction Project (ARP) carries out research and public education about selected issues related to the rebuilding of Afghanistan's institutions, society, and economy. The project supports efforts by the Afghan government, Afghan civil society, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and donors to carry out a more effective reconstruction mission based on the Bonn Agreement and the Afghanistan Compact focused on Afghan ownership.

CIC’s continuing close involvement in Afghanistan’s reconstruction is led by Director of Studies and Senior Fellow Dr. Barnett Rubin. Most recently, CIC assisted the Afghan government in drafting its Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy and advised UNAMA on the drafting and negotiation of the Afghanistan Compact.

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Lead Researcher: Barnett R. Rubin, Rahul Chandran

Funders: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada, Government of Norway, Open Society Institute, UK Foreign Commonwealth Office, United Nations Development Programme-Japan Partnership Fund

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Dr. Rubin on PBS NewsHour
May 2008

Barnett Rubin appeared along with David Ignatius of the Washington Post to discuss the security situation in Afghanistan.

Afghan Dilemmas: Defining Commitments
April 2008

Barnett Rubin critiques a proposal by U.S. Army Colonel Thomas Lynch in this article for The American Interest.

Counter-Narcotics to Stabilize Afghanistan: The False Promise of Crop Eradication
February 2008

This report by Barnett Rubin and Jake Sherman ennumerates the problems with current counter-narcotic tactics in Afghanistan and proposes an alternative strategy.

The Musharraf Problem
December 2007

In an article for the Wall Street Journal, Barnett Rubin discusses the possible involvement of al Qaeda in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.


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