Népszabadság (Budapest), 23 September 2014 In this article by the Hungarian daily about the outcome of the Afghan presidential election and the national unity government deal, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted: Thomas Ruttig, a kabuli székhelyű Afghan [sic] Analysts Network (AAN) kutatóintézet szakértője szerint, bár a hierarchia szerint a CEO az elnöknek tartozik elszámolással, közel […]
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Information (Denmark), 23 September 2014 In this article about Ghani having been named new Afghan president, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted on the democratic, or not so, content of that particular way of handing over power: Thomas Ruttig, stifter af Afghan Analysts Network i hovedstaden Kabul, er enig i kritikken. »Afghanistan har besluttet sig for […]
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Global Post/NBC, 23 September 2014 This article with its somewhat optimistic headline (in the first part) starts with a report about another defection abroad of Afghan army officers, before it comes to the election aftermath and also quotes Kate Clark from her latest AAN dispatch: “In the end, the deal to form a successor administration […]
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Tageszeitung, 22 September 2014 Op-ed commentary by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on “Afghanistan’s remarkable presidential election”. “Afghanistan’s politicians haven proven that they have fantasy: Probably for the first time in the history of elections, they have come to a result but not one they base on concrete percentage figures. … Despite, or because of, obvious manipulations, […]
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Tageszeitung, 22 September 2014 Guest article (in German) by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Berlin-based daily, summarising the election result (without figures), the deal about the government of national unity (GNU) and the sober atmosphere in which it was signed. The article concludes that these are symptoms of Afghanistan’s weak democracy, and that the reform plans […]
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al-Jazeera, 22 September 2014 An audio of a (remote) round table on the situation after Ghani’s declaration of president: Will this deal hold? And will it lead to stability in Afghanistan? Panelists: Helena Malikyar – historian and commentator on Afghan issues; Thomas Ruttig – co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network (unfortunately the skype connection broke down in my second […]
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Reuters, 22 September 2014 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted on chances of governments of national unity in Afghanistan and elsewhere here: Thomas Ruttig, of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, said other countries’ experience with unity governments suggested they were only temporary fixes for entrenched power struggles. Those that do work tend to be in countries with strong […]
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ORF FM4, 22 September 2014 The Vienna-based English-language radio runs an interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig. Listen to the audio by scrolling down to the Afghanistan headline.
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The Telegraph and The Australian, 22 September 2014 Also, the British and the Australian dailies quotes from Kate Clark’s AAN dispatch: Kate Clark of the Afghan Analysts Network agreed that the transition from President Karzai’s administration to a new government had not been achieved by the ballot box. “It actually avoided democratic means to determine who […]
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RFE/RL’s Gandhara blog, 22 September 2014 A quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig with a mix of measured optimism and pessimism on the GNU deal: Former European diplomat and current head of the Afghanistan Analysts Network Thomas Ruttig says the deal is a good omen for Afghanistan, but the way it was concluded undermines the democratic […]
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Financial Times, 22 September 2014 In an article looking at the government of national unity deal, AAN’s Kate Clark is quoted: “In Afghanistan, positions are often considered as ‘spoils’ and a means of rewarding supporters; patronage underpins power and authority,” noted Kate Clark of the Afghanistan Analysts Network think-tank
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Rashmee.com, 22 September 2014 Blogger quotes a tweet by AAN’s Martine van Bijlert in response to the signing of the national unity government deal: “Unsurprisingly, Martine van Bijlert @mvbijlert, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, tweeted despairingly (see screenshot) soon after the deal was signed: “And now there is a result, the country will need […]
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