Podcast: From Great Game to Grand Bargain
From the November/December 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs: Ending chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Authors: Barnett R. Rubin
Ahmed Rashid
Akbar Ganji
Paul Collier
Prepared by: Brian Morris
November/December 2008
This audio includes readings from the November/December 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs including "From Great Game to Great Bargain" by Barnett R. Rubin and Ahmed Rashid; "The Latter-Day Sultan" by Akbar Ganji; and "The Politics of Hunger" by Paul Collier.
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