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Energy pole in Afghanistan

Building Energy Institutions in a Conflict Zone

Interventions by International Organisations in Afghanistan

How do international development organisations develop institutional capacity in conflict zones? Here we take a descriptive, topological perspective on the question, using the case of Afghanistan. For twenty years prior to the capture of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021 the international community directed substantial resources to Afghanistan, seeking to build a democratic state. Here we examine selected, energy-related aspects of those institution-building processes, taking the country as a case study of institutional development for energy and other transitions that is explicitly driven by particular values. We find that this institutional development can be categorized in terms of three main themes: development of a regulatory framework for the energy sector; privatisation of energy systems; and women's empowerment in terms of knowledge, skills and engagement in energy sector provisioning. 

Dr. Abdullah Fahimi
External Publications

Keine Demokratie in Sicht

Arabische Stimmen zur Legitimitätskrise der Staaten im Nahen Osten

Perry Cammack
Marwan Muasher

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17:00 - 18:30 | 14 Mar 2012

“Democracy is at a crossroads in Tunisia”

Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali on the current situation in his country

Tunisia has a good chance to become a democratic, peaceful and stabil state, and a good example for the whole region. However, this development will be at risk, if the government does not meet the population’s high expectations to find a quick solution for the social problems, said Hamadi Jebali, Prime Minister of Tunisia, during his speech at the DGAP on March 14th, 2012. Therefore, the West has to design a “Marshall Plan” to support his country in the creation of new jobs.

Council Event
Vortrag
18:00 - 20:00 | 06 Feb 2012

Israel in a new security environment

Speech by David Harris at the discussion group Transatlantic Relations

Iran’s nuclear program is not just a threat to Israel. Teheran’s claim to a great power status are of a global scope. This was the conclusion of the discussion group. Guest speaker was David Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC). Beyond that the upheavals in North Africa made an adjustment of Israel’s security strategy necessary.

Program Event
Diskussion
19:00 | 02 - 05 Feb 2012

A Mental Revolution is Needed!

The 15th New Faces Conference on “Transitions in Egypt and Tunisia through the Prism of Gender Equality”

One year after the toppling of presidents Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak, developments regarding gender equality in Tunisia and Egypt are sobering. In Egypt, only two percent of the recently elected members of parliament are female and even liberal, secular parties lacked many female candidates. Ongoing developments, especially the strengthening of Islamist parties, suggest that things will probably get worse before getting better.

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