Afghanistan Events
Delivering Solutions: Advancing Dialogue To Improve Maternal Health (Report Launch)
December 15, 2011 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
Join us on December 15 for the launch of "Delivering Solutions: Advancing Dialogue To Improve Maternal Health," which captures and synthesizes the recommendations of the Wilson Center's Maternal Health Dialogue Series.
The Legacy of Little America
December 07, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Rajiv Chandrasekaran discusses reconstruction projects in Afghanistan, past and present.
Afghanistan: Is There A Regional Endgame?
November 01, 2011 // 12:30pm — 2:00pm
Dr. Henry Kissinger and a distinguished panel from the media, government, and academia discuss the future of Afghanistan. What role should outside powers play in promoting the peace process and stability in the aftermath of a US military presence?
Book Launch: Water: Asia's New Battleground
September 12, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Brahma Chellaney, one of India's most prominent strategists, discusses the threat posed by water tensions in Asia.
Book Launch: Afghanistan and Pakistan: Conflict, Extremism, and Resistance to Modernity
July 27, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Riaz Mohammad Khan, a former Wilson Center Pakistan Scholar and Pakistani foreign secretary, discusses his new book, a study of the Afghanistan conflict from Pakistan's point of view.
A Long Goodbye: The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
May 26, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Cold War International History Project
The current conflict in Afghanistan looms large in the collective consciousness of Americans. What has the United States achieved, and how will it withdraw without sacrificing those gains? Artemy Kalinovsky's latest book entitled A Long Goodbye: The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan discusses how the Soviet Union confronted these same questions in the 1980s, and how the USSR's nine-year struggle to extricate itself from Afghanistan and bring its troops home provides a sobering perspective on exit options in the region.
Civilian Response Corps: Experiences From the Field
May 10, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
On May 10, 2011, The Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity hosted an event titled “Civilian Response Corps: Experiences from the Field.” The event included a panel of four members of the Civilian Response Corps (CRC), both active and standby, who shared their experiences on the ground in reconstruction and recovery in post-conflict regions of Afghanistan, Central African Republic and Sudan.
Progress in the War in Afghanistan: Seven Centers of Gravity
March 04, 2011 // 11:00am — 12:15pm
Wilson Center on the Hill
With Secretary Gates and General Petraeus emphasizing economic and civic development as well as the use of effective force, Cordesman examined the difficulty of pursuing economic growth in midst of ongoing conflict.
In the Midst of Milestones: Perspectives from Afghan Women Leaders
June 17, 2010 // 10:00am — 11:00am
Middle East Program
Huria Samira Hamidi, Afghan Women's Network; Najla Ayubi, Organization of Strategic Studies and Research
Establishing Political Legitimacy in Afghanistan
April 15, 2010 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Thomas J. Barfield, Professor of Anthropology, Boston University; J. Alexander Thier, Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan, United States Institute of Peace (commentator); William Wood, Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (commentator)