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Professor Reynolds's erudite and stimulating article makes a persuasive case that the construction of political institutions in Iraq and Afghanistan fell short of what was required in these two societies to achieve the objective of minimizing ethnic conflict. It is unnecessary to take issue with Professor Reynolds on the details of his approach. The problem is more basic. It is doubtful if the ever-deteriorating conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan can be attributed to mistakes in institutional design in small part, let alone in large part, as Reynolds argues. The institutional failures he points to are the product, not the cause, of much larger problems.
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The Wrong Problem
A mantra of the Irish political leader, John Hume, during Northern Ireland's troubles was that the first step needed was for the parties to agree on the nature of the problem. This cam...
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