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Fall 2014
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Cairo Review No. 15
Afghanistan's Fate
Q & A
Foreign Policy Mess
Lawrence Wilkerson, who was chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, is a harsh critic of the Bush administration he served from 2001 to 2005. The retired U.S. army colonel discusses the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the end of the American Empire.
Essays
The Man Behind “Unmanned”
A Hollywood director tells how he tracked down an American drone pilot and Pakistani victims of drone strikes to make the powerful documentary film Unmanned: America’s Drone Wars.
Compromise in Kabul
Ashraf Ghani became the new president of Afghanistan in a power-sharing deal that followed a contested election. Can he now address poor governance, corruption and the Taliban insurgency?
What Went Wrong
The American-led invasion and occupation of Afghanistan is proving to be a failure. A military approach thwarted a long-term development strategy for the country. With foreign troops on the way out, the country braces for its uncertain fate.
The Taliban Question
It is unlikely that the Taliban insurgency will topple the Kabul government and return to power anytime soon. But the group could command the Pashtun region—and threaten security in Pakistan across the border.
New Threat to Afghan Women
Afghanistan has recorded tremendous progress in women’s rights. The world must understand how this achievement is an essential component of the rule of law and advance to democracy.
Road to Gandamak
“Not one benefit, political or military, has been acquired with this war.” That was G.R. Gleig, writing in 1843 about the British retreat from Afghanistan. While the West may have forgotten the Afghan hatred of foreign rule, Afghans have not.
Tray of Candies
Kabul Memoir: An Afghan writer recalls family disagreements, and a wise patriarch’s way of settling them.
Eyeing the Generals
Pakistan is watching the battle of two Sharifs—Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif versus powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif. A political crisis is fueling tensions between the country’s civil and military institutions.
Scramble for Iraq
America’s toppling of Saddam Hussein unleashed new forces in the Middle East. The latest fallout: the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Images from a Land At War
“Face to face with the fragility of the human condition”—a portfolio of a veteran photojournalist’s work in Afghanistan spanning twenty-five years.
Midan
Architecture for All
Magda Mostafa, an architecture professor at the American University in Cairo, is a pioneer in practical solutions to the challenges of living with autism.
Oriental Hall, etc.
Happenings, speakers, and events at the American University in Cairo.
Back to the Future
I have to wonder if we Egyptians are traveling backwards in a time capsule. Lately, we seem to have arrived in the 1960s.
Book Reviews
Transnational Climate Change Governance
Should climate change be left to nation states to resolve? Not on your life.
Among the Ruins
Touring the ruins of Syria.
The True American
The 9/11 tale of an American vigilante and his Bangladeshi immigrant victim.
The Son Also Rises
Questioning how to measure social mobility.
Timelines
Afghanistan Since 1700
Timeline of Afghanistan since 1700.
Texts
The United States in Afghanistan
Addresses by US and Afghan presidents