People are optimistic about the future.

If you neglect those who are currently poor and stable, you may create more poor and unstable people. There has been a tremendous concentration of donor interest in countries that are seen as particularly fragile - but it becomes harder to mobilise money for sub-Saharan, plain poor countries.

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries on earth. Security issue or no security issue, there would need to be a focus on it.

People are optimistic about the future.

Of course as a small country you're not necessarily in the strongest negotiating position unless you're negotiating with other small countries.

Someone's got to break the glass ceiling, and once it's broken, everybody else comes clamouring up behind.

I only take on roles that I'm passionate about.