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Thomas Ruttig

Deutsche Außenpolitik: Lektion gelernt?

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Deutschlandrdio Kultur, 11 July 2014 Soon up online: a 1-hour audio of a roundtable discussion about the lessons of Afghanistan for Germany’s future foreign policy, and participation in military missions in particular (in German). Participants: AAN’s Thomas Ruttig, Bettina Gaus of Berlin-based daily Tageszeitung, Markus Kaim of Berlin-based thinktank SWP, Roderich Kiesewetter, MP of governing […]

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Amerikistan, Not Afghanistan

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Dissident Voice, 11 July 2014 Dr Hakim, a Singapori doctor working with grassroots organisations in Afghanistan, uses an AAN report as hook for his comment on the election crisis on this web-based newsletter.

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Afghanistan’s Deadly Indecision

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The American Conservative, 10 July 2014 In an election analysis, two AAN dispatches (by Martine van Bijlert and Kate Clark)) are quoted – besides a number of other external sources.

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Afghanistan will not be the next Iraq

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al-Jazeera, 10 July 2014 Op-ed by AAN’s Borhan Osman arguing that a Taleban takeover in Afghanistan is unlikely: “There are problems … with both the comparison and the implied solution – i.e. US troops staying in Afghanistan. Indeed, conditions in the two countries bear some similarities. There are insurgencies in both countries rising up against […]

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US warns Afghanistan’s Abdullah against power grab

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Irish Times/Financial Times, 9 July 2014 In this summary of post-election events, AAN’s Kate Clark is quoted as saying that the election had thrown up “a lot of combustible material”. She added Mr Kerry’s visit could help ease tensions. “America does have a stake in Afghanistan – and Afghanistan still needs America.”

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Zwischen Wut und Angst: Präsidentschaftswahl in Afghanistan

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Tageszeitung (Berlin), 9 July 2014 Guest article by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the aftermath of the Afghan election and the contested preliminary result: threats of “parallel government”, calls for patience and the hope for continued mediation and a peaceful settlement. Op-ed commentary here (both in German):

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Ghanis Wahlsieg sorgt in Afghanistan für Ärger

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Badische Zeitung (Germany), Frankfurter Rundschau and Berliner Zeitung (print only), 8 July 2014 Kate Clark and Martine van Bijlert’s recent AAN dispatch is quoted in this article by Willi Germund (“Ghani’s election victory creates anger in Afghanistan”, in German): “Man muss aus Erfahrung davon ausgehen, dass beide Lager die Wahl manipuliert haben”, schreiben Martine van Bijlert […]

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Afganistan. Polityczna awantura zamiast triumfu demokracji

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PAP/Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland), 8 July 2014 Extensive quotes by AAN’s Kate Clark: “Jeszcze w poniedziałek wydawało się, że oba obozy są bliskie porozumienia, które miało polegać na sprawdzeniu głosów w ponad 7 tys. lokali wyborczych, a Abdullah zapowiadał, że jeśli przekona się do uczciwości wyborów, uzna ich wyniki” – mówi PAP Kate Clark, z analitycznego […]

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Nervenspiel am Hindukusch

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Tageszeitung (Berlin), 8 July 2014 Op-ed commentary by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the aftermath of the proclamation of the Afghan preliminary presidential election result on 7 July (in German), saying that the result is still not the final one, as an audit of a large number of votes was planned and might still be carried […]

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Afghanistan: “Kein Putsch”

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ORF (Austrian radio), 8 July 2014 Audio of an interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig, on the Afghan post-election crisis. In the interview, he defines the lack of electoral reform as the major issue, and emphacises the need to implement such before the 2015 parliamentary elections.

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It’s not surprising that war on terror has failed in its objectives

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Iran Review and Eurasia Review, 6 and 7 July 2014 Exclusive interview with AAN’s advisory board head Francesc Vendrell about the prospects for post-election Afghanistan and other issues: “A new President of Afghanistan should establish a broad-based, truly multi-ethnic administration based on merit and competence, carry out immediate steps to improve governance in Kabul and in the […]

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Ghani leads – but what comes next?

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Deutsche Welle, 7 July 2014 Two quotes from AAN’s Kate Clark here: “The timetable is still crucial and it’s not just that Afghanistan is in limbo at the moment,” says Kate Clark from the Afghanistan Analysts Network, an independent think tank. (…) As Clark points out, Afghanistan “can’t reach a new military agreement with the […]

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