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LEARNING FROM THE AFGHAN DEBACLE
By David L. Phillips
Monday, August 16, 2021

Who’s to blame for events in Afghanistan? Partisan finger-pointing is inevitable, but not constructive. President Ashraf Ghani is ultimately responsible for the debacle, which was brought on by massive corruption that undermined the Afghan state and security services.  

While Ghani is primarily responsible, the US is not exempt. 

2020 - 2021 ISHR Annual Report
Friday, July 30, 2021

ISHR is pleased to release our 2020-2021 Annual Report this week. The report covers the diverse programming and activities that the institution oversaw in the last year. 

Find the full report here.

Slides from Ahin Visuta's Presentation on Response of Myanmar's Religious Communities panel
Wednesday, July 7, 2021

 

ISHR says farewell and thank you to Elazar Barkan and welcomes Yasmine Ergas in the role of Interim Director
Friday, July 2, 2021

Elazar Barkan will be stepping down as Executive Director of the Institute on June 30th and on behalf of faculty, staff, students, and affiliates, ISHR would like to thank him for his many contributions. Professor Barkan joined the Institute in 2006 as Co-director and continued to lead as Director starting in 2008.

Sanction Companies Doing Business with Burma's Military Junta
By David L. Phillips
Monday, March 1, 2021

The Biden administration will ratchet-up sanctions against Burma’s military junta in response to its coup and crackdown against civil society. To be effective in changing the junta’s behavior, sanctions will require a multilateral approach involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Secondary sanctions on businesses buying raw materials from Burmese companies, including banks handling the transactions, could also affect the junta’s calculation. China must suspend its business with extractive industries controlled by the junta.

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