Ross Eventon
Ross Eventon
was previously the Samuel Rubin Young Fellow at the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam where his research focused on the war in Afghanistan. He holds an MA in international relations and a BSc in economics. He is currently a writer and researcher based in Latin America.
Research areas:
Asia
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Russia, the U.S. and drugs in Afghanistan
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Ross Eventon
30 November 2011
In Afghanistan and Central Asia, the U.S. and Russia are engaged in an intense struggle for influence. For both powers, exploiting the drugs issue has been a vital means to pursue their political and military objectives.
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Russia, Afghanistan and the Great Game
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Ross Eventon
7 October 2011
In January this year Russian president Dmitry Medvedev publicly stated that Moscow would be taking a greater role in Afghanistan, increasing levels of military aid and the number of Afghan military personnel sent to Russia for training. These comments followed a visit to Russia by Afghan president Hamid Karzai and a year of Russia...
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