Alumni Publication: "Afghanistan’s Truncated Capacity to Respond to Natural Disasters: Isn’t it Time for the International Community to Step In?" by Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 19 February 2024, the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs published NESA Center alumna Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's article, "Afghanistan’s Truncated Capacity to Respond to Natural Disasters: Isn’t it Time for the International Community to Step In?"
"Following the capture of power by the Taliban in August 2021, Afghans have been facing a stark humanitarian and economic crisis, which has only been compounded and worsened by recurrent natural disasters. The Taliban regime’s incapacity to respond to these disasters and the diminishing international aid and attention have intensified the economic hardship leading to emigration flows and a rise in violent extremism. In response, the international community must refocus its attention on Afghanistan and work towards evolving a strategy for the long-term stabilization of the country," writes Dr. D'Souza.
About the Author
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza is a Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Chair at the School of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA; Founder of Mantraya, Visiting faculty at the Naval War College, Goa, India, and a Non-Resident scholar at the Middle East Institute, Washington DC. She has worked in governmental and non-governmental sectors and conducted field research in various provinces of Afghanistan for more than a decade. Email: smdsouza@umass.edu. Tweets: @shanmariet.
About the Publisher
The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA) is the flagship academic publication of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University which publishes original, policy-oriented analyses by scholars and practitioners.
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