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

Publications

Russia, the U.S. and drugs in Afghanistan
Opium fields ready for harvesting are the target of poppy eradication by Afghan National Security Forces. Taken in Bala Baluk, Afghanistan in April 2009 - by ISAF media 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. more  
Russia, Afghanistan and the Great Game
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... more  

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