Bruno de Cordier

Bruno De Cordier works for the <a href="http://www.conflictresearchgroup.be">Conflict Research Group</a> at Ghent University,has lived for several years in Central Asia and returns regularly

Grey zones and first families: the reality of everyday violence in Central Asia

Central Asia has gained a reputation for sporadic outbreaks of ethnic unrest and Islamist insurgency. But the popular depiction of the stans underestimates the most significant sort of violence – the struggle of much of its population to make ends meet under regimes that pride themselves on contro

By Bruno de Cordier

/ 13 Oct 2011

Parallel frontlines: ten years of Soviet and American occupation compared

On 7 October 2001, American-British air raids and Special Forces spearheaded an invasion of Afghanistan that resulted in the removal of the Taliban regime and the country’s occupation by the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf). Ten years later, Bruno De Cordier ponders to what

By Bruno de Cordier

/ 7 Oct 2011