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This paper proposes that the proposed pullout from Afghanistan is likely to be a messy affair and not as desired. The leaderships of the NATO countries were pushed by domestic considerations to lay out a program for withdrawal of their troops at a more accelerated pace than they had originally envisaged. The author argues that the US will remain engaged in Afghanistan in one way or other for years to come while the country itself will remain a brightly lit spot of concern on the international radar screen.

This report looks at the electoral assistance that UNDP can provide. It analyzes the causes and patterns of election related conflict as well as the monitoring of election-related conflict. It looks at the strategies and principles for conflict prevention and at examples, issues and options of programming.

This is the time that tries economists' models. It has become the fashion for forecasters to opine on the growth of GDP, the level of ...

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Pakistan's Endangered Press And the Perilous Web of Militancy, Security, and Politics More than 20 journalists have been murdered in reprisal for their work in Pakistan over the past decade. Not one case has been solved, not a single conviction won. This perfect record of impunity has fostered an... Committee to Protect Journalists

Introduction By Bob Dietz At least 42 journalists have been killed—23 of them murdered—in direct relation to their work in Pakistan in the past decade, CPJ research shows. Not one murder since 2003 has been solved, not a single conviction won. Despite repeated demands from Pakistani and international journalist... Committee to Protect Journalists

1. The Murder of Wali Khan Babar On January 13, 2011, Wali Khan Babar, a 28-year-old correspondent for Geo TV, was driving home after covering another day of gang violence in Karachi. Babar was an unusual face on the airwaves: Popular and handsome, he was a Pashtun from Zhob... Committee to Protect Journalists

Sidebar: Verbatim: Threats, Promises, and Fears “No half-hearted police measures or words of consolation from the highest offices in the land will suffice in the aftermath of the brutal treatment meted out to journalist Umar Cheema of The News.” —Editorial in the newspaper Dawn condemning the September 2010 abduction and beating of... Committee to Protect Journalists

2. A Death in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa On the evening of January 17, 2012, a year and four days after Geo TV reporter Wali Khan Babar was gunned down on a busy street in Karachi, Mukarram Khan Aatif, a senior journalist in the tribal region of Pakistan, was offering evening... Committee to Protect Journalists

Sidebar: For VOA Reporters, a Difficult Balance The Taliban’s claim that they murdered Voice of America reporter Mukarram Khan Aatif because he failed to present their perspective in his stories was deeply troubling—if not terrifying—to the local reporters of the U.S. government-funded news agency.... Committee to Protect Journalists

3. Intimidation, Manipulation, and Retribution A couple of years ago, Hamid Mir, Najam Sethi, Umar Cheema, and other prominent figures in the news media began going public with the threats they were receiving from intelligence agencies. It was a risky calculation, but the silence, they reasoned, encouraged intimidation and... Committee to Protect Journalists

Sidebar: ‘In case something happens to me’ Seven months before his murder, Asia Times Online reporter Saleem Shahzad was summoned to a meeting with Rear Adm. Adnan Nazir, director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate’s media wing. During the October 17, 2010, meeting, Shahzad said, he was pressured to retract a... Committee to Protect Journalists

Conclusion The murder of Saleem Shahzad in May 2011 galvanized journalists across Pakistan in a way that few other events have. For a short time their power as a “union” was felt. They secured a commission of inquiry. They named ISI officers who had threatened Shahzad and many other... Committee to Protect Journalists

Recommendations The Committee to Protect Journalists offers the following recommendations to Pakistani authorities, the Pakistani news media, and the international community.... Committee to Protect Journalists

Appendix Journalists Killed 2003-2012: Motive Confirmed CPJ research has determined that 42 journalists were killed in Pakistan in direct relation to their work from January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2012. An additional 12 journalists were killed in unclear circumstances during the time period. Capsule reports on each death... Committee to Protect Journalists

The unsolved murders of three Pakistani journalists reflect a government that is not guaranteeing the rule of law or fundamental human rights. CPJ's Bob Dietz narrates. Animation by Dave Mayers and production by Dana Chivvis Read our accompanying special report, "Roots of Impunity," which examines the culture of anti-press... Committee to Protect Journalists

Is aid helping or hurting Africa? Pete Ondeng urges for empowerment of people.

CMI in collaboration with the Law Faculty, University of Bergen, has the pleasure of inviting you to a lecture by M. Cherif Bassiouni. The lecture will be followed by a reception.

Please register here by 15 May 2013.

Seminar with Alpa Shah (LSE) and Alf Gunvald Nilsen (UiB).

Terje Einarsen (UiB) in dialogue with Cherif M. Bassiuoni (DePaul University). Lunch will be served in the Resource Centre immediately following the seminar.