Quest for the European Perspective – II

Staying with Rory Stewart (see the earlier entry) I want to share a lecture from Michael Semple who was envoy of the EU to Afghanistan. I found that at CNAS/Abu Muqawama Blog. It’s a beautifully messy lecture over 90 min. -

Quest for the European Perspective – I

I have argued earlier, that the intellectual contribution from Europe on the AfPak situation was very limited. It is hard to find contributors to the ongoing discussions who

(a) have a profound insight and
(b) are publishing on a platform that is accessible via the net or newspapers/magazines.