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For U.S. Institute of Peace, I try to assess the significance of the latest UN-facilitated meeting on Afghanistan in Doha, why it unfolded the way it did, and what might come next: usip.org/publications/2…

🚨Postdoc position🚨 In the coming weeks I’ll be recruiting a postdoc to work w. me on my “Rebel Victory & State Building in #Taliban-controlled #Afghanistan” project. Looking for someone w. in-depth knowledge of Afghan politics & fluent in English + (ideally) Dari &/or Pashto!!

What has happened since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, exactly three years ago? Not an easy question. Here's our best effort to answer it. crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asi…

So happy that this paper is now out in the world! Check out the excellent summary by Anne Meng below 👇

🚨🚨Postdoc position🚨🚨You have in-depth knowledge of Afghan politics, speak Dari and/or Pashto (non-mandatory) & want to work with me on “Rebel Victory & State Building in #Taliban-controlled #Afghanistan”? Apply here: ru.nl/en/working-at/… CICAM @RadboudPol Radboud Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen

🚨Job alert🚨Deadline fast approaching! Please apply by September 15!! #Afghanistan #Taliban

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I have an essay out in the Cairo Review on the questions of sovereignty and security in Palestine. The upshot is that Palestinian sovereignty is necessary for Palestinian security yet both are sacrificed in Western visions of a so-called 2-state solution. thecairoreview.com/essays/less-th…

🎉Paper ACCEPTED🎉 "Is it even worth it? The ethics of researching armed groups in 'the field'" co-authored w. Niamat Ibrahimi! In which we draw on Dr. Jamie J. Hagen 🍉 Dr Jennifer P Eggert Lewis Turner Anna Guasco & more to question the necessity & appropriateness of fieldwork in conflict areas

These panels on #RebelGovernance are going to be terrific and hella fun. Join us. #ISA2025. Rumela Sen Megan A. Stewart Dr Keshab Giri Romain Malejacq afghanopoly.bsky.social Regine Schwab @reginesonja.bsky.social Adrian Florea (@aflorea.bsky.social) Punam Yadav Reyko Huang

The International Security Studies Section of @ISAnet still seeks Emerging Scholar Award nominations (<45 years old or <15 years from PhD). Nominating's easy, and receiving the award has real impact at an important career stage. Please consider sending a name in by this Friday!

🚨Niamat Ibrahimi and I have a NEW PIECE out and it is OPEN ACCESS 🚨 Is it even worth it? The ethics of researching armed groups in ‘the field’ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Delighted to share that our article is now published in Conflict, Security & Development! Romain Malejacq afghanopoly.bsky.social & I draw on our experiences/positionalities to engage with some fundamental questions about ethics of research armed groups in the field.

This sober article, "Is it even worth it? The ethics of researching armed groups in ‘the field’," is a gift. Thank you, Assoc. Prof.Romain Malejacq afghanopoly.bsky.social and Dr. Niamat Ibrahimi, for your conceptualised research. 🔗:tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Read & follow them. Learn more in Taylor & Francis Research Insights!

Is It Even Worth It? The Ethics of Researching Armed Groups In ‘The Field' In this article, Niamatullah Ibrahimi and Romain Malejacq afghanopoly.bsky.social reflect on their experiences and positionalities conducting field research on armed groups in #Afghanistan tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

My colleague @meibauIR wrote a book, and that book has an awesome cover! Coming soon…

My new article with Sarah Zukerman Daly was just published: "Whose Side Are You On? Balancing Impartiality and Proximity in the Study of Civil Wars?" How can we as scholars address the Impartiality-Proximity Dilemma when analyzing civil wars? See 👇for details and free link to article...