DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: June 18, 2010

Canadian Foreign Policy journal, with support from The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs' Centre for Security and Defence Studies (CSDS) and the Canadian Centre of Intelligence and Security Studies (CCISS) is requesting paper submissions for a special issue to be published Spring 2011 on the Canadian, regional, and international dimensions of the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship, and the sources of conflict and stability in both countries.

Context for Special Issue

It has become increasingly clear that a long-term solution to the conflict in Afghanistan requires regional engagement, particularly with Pakistan. This realization has put the spotlight on Pakistan, a country that some observers have labeled “the most dangerous in the world.” Thus far Pakistan has shown resilience, but economic collapse and civil war remain real possibilities an outcome that will certainly have a negative impact on developments in Afghanistan, and very likely for the region and the world.

This special issue of the Canadian Foreign Policy journal will focus attention on developments in Pakistan, Afghanistan, their relations with one another and their regional neighbors, and policy responses of Canada and its partners. We welcome papers from a range of perspectives and disciplines that address any critical dimension of the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship historical, social, religious, military, legal, economic and political and that seek to identify sources and solutions to the conflict and instability in those countries and the region. Papers should seek to address regional or international dimensions of developments in those countries, such as transnational religious extremism and terrorist networks; nuclear proliferation and arms control; sources and responses to state fragility and failure; the cross-border diffusion of insurgencies; the growth and development of transnational crime and drug trade; the diplomacy of Western powers (Canada, the United States, European Union) and of regional actors (Iran, India, Russia, and China); among other issues.

David Carment
Editor, Canadian Foreign Policy

Submissions should be sent to cfp@carleton.ca no later than June 18. They should be in the range of 5,000 to 7,500 words, in English or French. Authors will be advised by July 9 if their papers will proceed to peer review. Those selected will be invited to a workshop on the subject expected to take place August-September 2010 in Ottawa.

For further information contact Kevin Arthur at kevin_arthur@carleton.ca or 613.520.2600 x 6523