Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

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B. D. Hopkins

B. D. Hopkins is assistant professor of history and international affairs at the George Washington University.

MER Article

Barfield, Afghanistan

Thomas Barfield, Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010).

B. D. Hopkins • 3 min read

MER Article

The Problem with "Hearts and Minds" in Afghanistan

US strategy in Afghanistan sits upon a precipice. Eight years after the United States invaded the Taliban-controlled portion of Afghanistan in response to the horrific events of September 11, 2001, Washington and its allies find themselves waging a war of unknown character, for unclear purposes, against an ill-defined enemy. As

B. D. Hopkins • 13 min read