This podcast explains the conflict in Afghanistan in simple layman’s terms. I explain the interaction of history, Islam, tribal and ethnic conflict, patronage power grabs, and world stakeholder involvement in a easy, short story format so the listener can make sense of it. Once the story is understood, we forecast the future and talk about the road to a real peace.
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This podcast explains the conflict in Afghanistan in simple layman’s terms. I explain the interaction of history, Islam, tribal and ethnic conflict, patronage power grabs, and world stakeholder involvement in a easy, short story format so the listener can make sense of it. Once the story is understood, we forecast the future and talk about the road to a real peace.
In this episode we track the kings and emirs of Afghanistan, the changes in government from an emir, to Kingdom, to Republic, to Emirate, to Republic. We explain why the government has never represented more than half of the population and their values since the Hotak Empire in 1708. One cannot understand the road to peace without understanding why governments always failed in the past and now. The governments never represented more than half the population.
The Afghan Great Game Podcast
This podcast explains the conflict in Afghanistan in simple layman’s terms. I explain the interaction of history, Islam, tribal and ethnic conflict, patronage power grabs, and world stakeholder involvement in a easy, short story format so the listener can make sense of it. Once the story is understood, we forecast the future and talk about the road to a real peace.
