Bruno de Cordier

Bruno De Cordier works for the Conflict Research Group (www.conflictresearchgroup.be) 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