On 18 October SIPRI, in collaboration with the China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS), organized a one-day workshop in Beijing entitled 'Security in Afghanistan and its Neighbourhood: The Regional Dimension of Stability after Transition’.
SIPRI is pleased to announce the publication of Relations between Afghanistan and Central Asian states after 2014: Incentives, Constraints and Prospects, by Dr Nargis Kassenova.
On 24 October SIPRI hosted a lecture by Dr Graciana del Castillo, entitled 'From failed interventions to a new economic strategy for Afghanistan'.
On 27 January in Kabul, Afghanistan, SIPRI held a roundtable discussion, entitled 'Security in Afghanistan and its Neighbourhood: the Regional Dimension of Stability after Transition'.
On 16 May SIPRI held an expert seminar in Brussels on stabilizing Afghanistan and its neighbourhood and the challenge for Europe.
The event was attended by approximately 35 participants from the local policy making community, who were informed about the outcomes of the Wider Central Asia Initiative, a SIPRI project aimed at promoting and facilitating dialogue among the main stakeholders in Afghanistan's future.
SIPRI researchers Richard Ghiasy and Jiayi Zhou, together with Henrik Hallgren from the International Council of Swedish Industry (NIR), presented their report ‘Afghanistan’s Private Sector: Status and ways forward’ at four separate events across three continents.
The events were held between September and November and took place in Brussels, Washington D.C., Stockholm and Kabul. The Swedish Ambassador to Afghanistan, Anders Sjöberg, hosted the final event in Kabul, which attracted a diverse audience including private sector actors and representatives from the EU Delegation.
SIPRI Researcher Richard Ghiasy presented his research on Afghanistan at the European Parliament.
A discussion on the state of the domestic and foreign dynamics shaping Afghanistan’s prospects for achieving peace and stability.