Nicole ValentiniA socio-historical perspective about the Hazara community’s stance on the second Taliban regimeSince the foundation of modern Afghanistan, Hazara have been subjected to forced displacement, genocide, and even slavery at the hand of…May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
Nicole ValentiniUS-Taliban peace agreement: an International law perspectiveWith the closing of the US-Taliban deal and the climate of uncertainty around it, it may be helpful to resort to international law in order…Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
Nicole ValentiniHannah Arendt’s interview and the analogies between the Jewish and Hazara experienceOn September 16, 1964, the philosopher Hannah Arendt sat for a one-hour-long interview on German TV with the journalist Günther Gaus. The…Oct 16, 2021Oct 16, 2021
Nicole ValentiniHazara people warned of what was coming for years. Why have their warnings been dismissed?Years ago an acute observer said that Hazaras are like canaries in a coal mine. For years they warned the country and the world of greater…Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
Nicole ValentiniXenophon, Khalilzad, and the prisoner’s dilemma, a game theory approach to the Afghan peace processGame theory can be described as the mathematical study of conflict and strategy among rational players. This interesting discipline has…Jul 3, 2021Jul 3, 2021
Nicole ValentiniThe concept of war: a short philosophical inquiry about the nature of conflict in AfghanistanThe Afghan war has been defined as a complex and multi-layered conflict. This conflict is particularly hard to understand because of the…Apr 3, 2021Apr 3, 2021
Nicole ValentiniNation, identity and the future of AfghanistanIn 2018 in Afghanistan a multimillion-dollar plan to issue new electronic ID cards had sparked a heated debate among some sectors of the…Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021
Nicole ValentiniPushing backFrom North to South, from West to East women have been targeted since centuries just for being women. And so am I. When we post a photo we…Aug 13, 2019Aug 13, 2019
