About Charles Pentland Charles C. Pentland is professor of political studies and director, Centre for International Relations, Queen's University.Jacques van Hellenberg Hubar is ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Canada. Books by Charles Pentland Afghanistan in the Balance Counterinsurgency, Comprehensive Approach, and Political Order by (author) Hans-Georg Ehrhart, Sven Gareis & Charles Pentland The Afghanistan Challenge Hard Realities and Strategic Choices by (author) Hans-Georg Ehrhart & Charles Pentland Bridges to Peace Ten Years of Conflict Management in Bosnia by (author) Charles Pentland