Name: Canada, Oil and World Politics: The Real Story of Today’s Conflict Zones – Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ukraine and More
Start: 2019-02-27T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2019-02-27T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Balsillie School of International Affairs • Room 1-42

Jalil Benish completed his undergraduate degree in social science (social research). He has experience of working with a number of prestigious national and international organizations in a senior management level. He worked as director of an Afghan Think-Tank named Afghanistan Watch from 2008 to 2015 and Co-chair of Civil Society Advisory Committee (CSAC) of United Nation Development Program (UNDP) during 2014 and 2015.

Select Publications

Jalil, Benish, “Mining and Conflicts in Baghlan.” Rockefeller Brothers Foundation and Afghanistan Watch, 10/2014.
Jalil, Benish “Cure or Curse? Implications of the Kilij Mine Closure for Bamyan’s security Situation.” Afghanistan Watch and Afghanistan Analysts Network, 03/2014.
Jalil,Benish “Blood Diamond; Afghanistan Natural Resources and the Lessons Learnt from Zimbabwe.” Afghanistan Watch and Heinrich Boll Stifung, 06/2013.
Jalil, Benish “Impunity and Instability: an unbroken Cycle.” Middle East Institute, 04/2012.
Jalil, Benish & Ali Payam “Charting a Course for a Sustainable Peace: Linking Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in Afghanistan.” Afghanistan Watch, 05/2010.
Jalil,Benish & Ali Amiri “The First Experience: Voting Patterns and Political Alignments in Parliament 2005-2010.” Afghanistan Watch, 09/2010.
Jalil, Benish “Between Impunity And Accountability; A comparative overview of transitional justice processes in two post-Conflict South Asian Countries: Nepal and Afghanistan.” Afghanistan Watch,08/2008.
Jalil, Benish “Transitional justice in Afghanistan; end or new beginning? An Analysis on the Implications of Transitional Justice on Afghanistan’s Passage towards Stability.” Salsal Foundation, 07/2007.