Graeme Smith Senior Analyst, Afghanistan Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Graeme Smith is a senior consultant for Crisis Group’s Asia Program, focusing on Afghanistan. He assists in developing the research agenda and shaping the analysis and reporting on the Afghan conflict and its regional dimensions, as well as contributing to research projects on the humanitarian and economic consequences of the Taliban takeover. Professional Background Graeme Smith is an author and consultant with nine years of on-the-ground experience in Afghanistan since 2005. His recent clients included the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), the Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution (NOREF) and the International Crisis Group (ICG). From 2015 to 2018, he served as a Political Affairs Officer for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, with responsibility for domestic politics. He previously worked as the Crisis Group country director in Afghanistan (2012-2015). His career as a journalist included more than a decade as a staff reporter for The Globe and Mail, which posted him in Moscow (2005), Kandahar (2006-2009), Delhi (2010) and Istanbul (2011). He taught politics at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. His awards include the Michener Award for public service granted annually by the governor general of Canada. He also won an Emmy Award in 2009, for a video series that recorded the opinions of Taliban fighters. His bestselling book, The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Our War In Afghanistan, was published in Canada (2013), the United States (2014) and France (2015). He co-wrote and presented a documentary, “Ghosts of Afghanistan”, which debuted in English, French and German in 2021. Areas of Expertise Taliban Political economy Conflict analysis Informal trade Languages English French Dari Select Publications The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Our War In Afghanistan In The News 21 دسامبر 2022 The flood of outrage from the West will strengthen the resolve of the Taliban leadership [in Afghanistan], which defines itself as a bulwark against the outside world. Reuters Graeme Smith Senior Analyst, Afghanistan Latest Updates Commentary / Asia 24 نوامبر 2023 Why the Taliban Should Be Brought in from the Cold for Climate Talks Op-Ed / Asia 11 اوت 2023 The World Has No Choice But to Work With the Taliban Op-Ed / Asia 13 دسامبر 2022 Let Afghanistan Rebuild Op-Ed / Asia 12 اکتبر 2022 Afghanistan’s central bank needs its assets back, argues Graeme Smith Our Journeys / Asia 09 ژوئن 2022 A Short Visit to the Taliban’s Tense and Quiet Capital Podcast / Asia 06 می 2022 Taliban Rule in Afghanistan Load more