Bhutan’s democratic transition: Achievements and further Hurdles
Bhutan’s democratic transition: Achievements and further Hurdles
28 March 2016
Published in Ynetnews
By Dr Siegfried O. Wolf
On 5th February 2016, Queen Jetsun Pema gave birth to their first child, a son, at the Lingkana Palace in Thimphu, the capital of the last Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan (Drukyul - Land of the...
Afghan talks: Tough demands make peace deal unlikely
Afghan talks: Tough demands make peace deal unlikely
Demands made by Taliban representatives, including the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan, make a peace deal with Kabul unlikely. To achieve this, the militants must change their position, say experts.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani recently said his delegation would receive a...
Dr Siegfried O Wolf interviewed by DW on Kashmir violence
On 04 April 2018, Dr Siegfried O Wolf, Director of Research at SADF, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle (DW) on the latest clashes of protesters with security forces in Kashmir.
In the interview, Dr Wolf points to an ever-increasing jihadism in the Kashmir valley as a reason for the lack of...
“Mullah Mansoor’s rise to the Taliban leadership”
Mullah Mansoor's rise to the Taliban leadership
The Taliban have appointed Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as their new leader and successor to Mullah Omar, whose death has been confirmed by both militants and the Afghan government. But who is Mansoor, and why was he chosen?
Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor, who was confirmed...
Finding an Enroute to a Better Life – The Plight of the Afghan Refugees
By Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf
Afghanistan has experienced close to four decades of perpetual violence and wars, political upheavals, and religious and ethnic conflicts, resulting in millions of Afghans fleeing for protection to neighbouring countries, primarily Pakistan and Iran. In consequence, after the first exodus in 1979 and followed by...
Deutsche Welle interviews Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf: “Banishing the ‘extremist’ image – A crucial...
Written by Shamil Shams
06.06.2017
British-Pakistanis are shocked and appalled by the fact that one of the suspected London attackers is from their community. Yet they find it increasingly difficult to dissociate themselves from the radicalist tag.
British police have identified Khuram B., a Pakistan-born British citizen, as one of the three suspected...
Crisis in Pakistan could become unmanageable
SADF Director of Research Dr. Siegfried O.Wolf quoted in Deutsche Welle
The ongoing political crisis in Pakistan is hurting the country's economy. The nuclear-armed nation's powerful army is concerned, and so is the West. A greater turmoil could become unmanageable for everyone.
Not many people in Pakistan expected the anti-government protests...
ASPI report – Ocean Horizons: Strengthening Maritime Security in Indo-Pacific island states.
This report, with the participation of David Brewster, a SADF Fellow, examines the maritime security challenges faced by the island states in the Pacific and Indian Oceans in the context of growing major power competition across the Indo-Pacific region.
The report makes recommendations on measures that need to be taken...
Hasina Jalal Wins 2014 N-Peace Award
Hasina Jalal, a founding member of the National Association of Afghanistan Civil Society and board member of Freedom Message Newspaper is one of the five young women in Asia who recently won the 2014 N-Peace Award. She was awarded recognitin in the category of Public Vote for Untold Stories-Women...
Dr Siegfried O. Wolf interviewed by DW on CPEC extension to Afghanistan
On 10 January 2018, Dr Siegfried O. Wolf, SADF Director of Research, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle (DW) on the extension of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan. In the interview, he explains that such an undertaking would find a major obstacle in the difficult relations between Pakistan...