Politics Quote by Douglas Grindle

“Perhaps it is because no one requires more than a charming illusion of action in the developing world. If policy makers know little about…

— Rory Stewart

Our failed population-centric approach to Afghanistan has only led to missed opportunities, which is why Afghanistan depends on donors for 90% of government revenues.…

— Erik Prince

President Karzai's regime is not perfect. There are problems of improving governance. But you cannot transform Afghanistan overnight. It is going to be a…

— Manmohan Singh

We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he…

— Ashraf Ghani

“One true measure of progress in Afghanistan is the relationship between the government and the people. The more the villagers support the government, the…

— Douglas Grindle

While we can impart many of the tools of a nation to the Afghan people - economic development, the institutions of a state, an…

— Jake Auchincloss

“The first Embassy to Afghanistan by a western power left the Company's Delhi Residency on 13 October 1808, with the Ambassador accompanied by 200…

— William Dalrymple

The bureaucratic culture that we [Afghanistan] have inherited is an obstacle. Hierarchies may be extremely efficient for dealing with certain events, but they are…

— Ashraf Ghani

I mean,you will have an Afghan government. There are two roads here. One is obviously a run-off election or a negotiated settlement. But what's…

— Rahm Emanuel

I think that the first point to be made is there is no "solution" in Afghanistan. Solution I put in quotes. We live in…

— Mark Danner

Trust is an amazing commodity. The Afghan people often talk to me about having to develop trust in America, because they believe that we…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

The problem right now, which I've been pointing out very bluntly to American officials in Washington, is that the U.S. has no economic presence…

— Ahmed Rashid