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International Herald Tribune, Dec 26, 2007
The New York Times, Nov 4, 2008
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The Christian Science Monitor, Feb 11, 2008
Foreign Policy in Focus, Nov 30, 2007
International Herald Tribune, Oct 28, 2007
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Journal of South Asian Development, 2013
The research evaluates the progress towards security and stabilization in Afghanistan as the coun... more The research evaluates the progress towards security and stabilization in Afghanistan as the country transitions towards a complete US–NATO drawdown in December 2014. It argues that the country’s propensity for civil war is high given the weak state institutions, deep-seated ethnic fissures and bleak prospects for political reconciliation in the near future. Building on this premise, the article prescribes a rethink of US strategy as it hands over the responsibilities for security and stabilization to the beleaguered Afghan state. Beyond Afghanistan’s domestic security challenges, the article highlights regional sources of insecurity and their significance for a durable stabilization process by drawing on the Regional Security Complex theory from the field of International Relations. The diffusion of insecurity to and from Afghanistan to Pakistan, in particular, and the broader sub-regional dimensions are critical for a comprehensive analysis of Afghanistan’s security landscape post...
The presentation will examine strategies to build an improved social and cognitive presence among... more The presentation will examine strategies to build an improved social and cognitive presence among students in an online learning environment. It shall also examine techniques for cultivating an enhanced teaching presence in a distance education course. Recommended strategies for effective social and teaching presence would include community and rapport building activities such as introductory bios, posts and responses by students; instructor accessibility, e-mail messaging; immediacy feedback and motivation. The discussion shall also suggest promoting cognitive presence by providing opportunities for collaborative learning through group projects; lab simulations; role-playing; reflective blogging; and reflective self and peer assessments. The discussion will be of interest to faculty from a range of disciplines as it shall focus on the development of instructional design and the facilitation of online pedagogical processes to ensure students achieve established learning outcomes. An...
The paper examines various scholarly works that explore the causes of religious violence. It addr... more The paper examines various scholarly works that explore the causes of religious violence. It addresses questions such as: what elements of religion contribute to violence and protracted conflict; how does religious identity motivate groups engaged in aggressive behavior; other than threat to and preservation of religious identity, what might be significant underlying causes of the conflict; and, what parallels could be drawn with ethnic conflict in the construction of religious identity and group organization? In conclusion the paper proposes an analytical framework for designing an intervention in religious conflicts.
International Herald Tribune, Dec 26, 2007
The New York Times, Nov 4, 2008
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The Christian Science Monitor, Feb 11, 2008
Foreign Policy in Focus, Nov 30, 2007
International Herald Tribune, Oct 28, 2007
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Journal of South Asian Development, 2013
The research evaluates the progress towards security and stabilization in Afghanistan as the coun... more The research evaluates the progress towards security and stabilization in Afghanistan as the country transitions towards a complete US–NATO drawdown in December 2014. It argues that the country’s propensity for civil war is high given the weak state institutions, deep-seated ethnic fissures and bleak prospects for political reconciliation in the near future. Building on this premise, the article prescribes a rethink of US strategy as it hands over the responsibilities for security and stabilization to the beleaguered Afghan state. Beyond Afghanistan’s domestic security challenges, the article highlights regional sources of insecurity and their significance for a durable stabilization process by drawing on the Regional Security Complex theory from the field of International Relations. The diffusion of insecurity to and from Afghanistan to Pakistan, in particular, and the broader sub-regional dimensions are critical for a comprehensive analysis of Afghanistan’s security landscape post...
The presentation will examine strategies to build an improved social and cognitive presence among... more The presentation will examine strategies to build an improved social and cognitive presence among students in an online learning environment. It shall also examine techniques for cultivating an enhanced teaching presence in a distance education course. Recommended strategies for effective social and teaching presence would include community and rapport building activities such as introductory bios, posts and responses by students; instructor accessibility, e-mail messaging; immediacy feedback and motivation. The discussion shall also suggest promoting cognitive presence by providing opportunities for collaborative learning through group projects; lab simulations; role-playing; reflective blogging; and reflective self and peer assessments. The discussion will be of interest to faculty from a range of disciplines as it shall focus on the development of instructional design and the facilitation of online pedagogical processes to ensure students achieve established learning outcomes. An...
The paper examines various scholarly works that explore the causes of religious violence. It addr... more The paper examines various scholarly works that explore the causes of religious violence. It addresses questions such as: what elements of religion contribute to violence and protracted conflict; how does religious identity motivate groups engaged in aggressive behavior; other than threat to and preservation of religious identity, what might be significant underlying causes of the conflict; and, what parallels could be drawn with ethnic conflict in the construction of religious identity and group organization? In conclusion the paper proposes an analytical framework for designing an intervention in religious conflicts.