Category Archives: Reconstruction

CIVIL FRAUD LIABILITY AND IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: A RETURN TO THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT’S WAR-PROFITEERING ROOTS?

Posted on February 23, 2016 by

Georgia Law Review Winter, 2007     41 Ga. L. Rev. 623 NOTE: CIVIL FRAUD LIABILITY AND IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: A RETURN TO THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT’S WAR-PROFITEERING ROOTS? AME: Jessica C. Morris SUMMARY:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Regulating Water and War in Iraq: A Dangerous Dark Side of New Governance

Posted on February 23, 2016 by

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies Summer, 2014     21 Ind. J. Global Leg. Stud. 453 Regulating Water and War in Iraq: A Dangerous Dark Side of New Governance NAME: TRACEY LEIGH… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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A Golden Moment: Applying Iraq’s Hard Lessons to Strengthen the U.S. Approach to Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations

Posted on February 23, 2016 by

The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs Journal Summer, 2010 34 Fletcher F. World Aff. 17 FEATURE: A Golden Moment: Applying Iraq’s Hard Lessons to Strengthen the U.S. Approach to Stabilization and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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That ‘Wasteful’ Task Force? You’re Not Getting the Full Story

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

TFBSO/Tina Hager That ‘Wasteful’ Task Force? You’re Not Getting the Full Story January 26, 2016 By Daniel Fisher In Afghanistan, the Pentagon’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations fostered helpful… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Billions of Dollars Haven’t Improved Safety or the Economy in Afghanistan

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

World Billions of Dollars Haven’t Improved Safety or the Economy in Afghanistan By Lucy Westcott On 1/29/16 at 12:01 AM The Taliban control around 30 percent of Afghanistan’s territory, more than… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The long read: how America failed Afghanistan

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

The civil-military unit Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul provide security as engineers inspect a road project in Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, in 2011. Sgt Brian Ferguson / US Air Force via Getty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Measuring Afghanistan’s Education Problem

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

Measuring Afghanistan’s Education Problem An estimated 40 percent of Afghanistan’s children are not in school. By Catherine Putz January 13, 2016 Education has been one of the barometers of development and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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BPR Interviews: John Sopko

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

BPR Interviews: John Sopko By Vanessa Jingjing ZhangJanuary 26, 2016 John Sopko is Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. He has worked as a prosecutor in Ohio and served in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Tens of Millions Wasted on “Ghost” Schools, and That’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

Tens of Millions Wasted on “Ghost” Schools, and That’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg A new report from the government’s Afghan reconstruction watchdog is just awful. —By AJ Vicens |… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Billions of US Dollars Haven’t Improved Safety for the Economy in Afghanistan

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

US 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan. (photo: Flickr) Billions of US Dollars Haven’t Improved Safety for the Economy in Afghanistan By Lucy Westcott, Newsweek 29 January 16 illions of dollars spent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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