Peace talks with the Taliban have dominated recent headlines. There is an historic opportunity for peace, though the process is far from over. However, in the event that a peace agreement is reached, it is worth looking to the future to see how that peace can be maintained and strengthened. What comes next from economic development and governance perspectives? How do we move beyond foreign aid and security cooperation driven paradigms to one that focuses on private sector growth and new investments in promising sectors? Robust policies accepted at the national and local levels, good governance, women’s empowerment, tangible demonstrations of continued security, and other changes will be critical to building upon any eventual peace agreement. And that peace agreement, if it comes, will only be worth the paper on which it was written should Afghanistan be unable to move into a new, more sustainable chapter in its history.
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