International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)[1] from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East, Balkans and around the world. Anant Mishra is a visiting fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security, University of South Wales. Dr. Christian Kaunert is professor of International Security at Dublin City University. In their comprehensive analysis entitled “Beyond Doha: Why the West engages with the Taliban” they analyse the recruitment of foreign terrorist fighters in Afghanistan and its influence on South Asian/East Asian economies in the context of threat posed if they decide to return to their homeland.
