Afghan Endgames

Afghan Endgames
Author :
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Total Pages : 245
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781589019096
ISBN-13 : 1589019091
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Afghan Endgames by : Hy Rothstein

Download or read book Afghan Endgames written by Hy Rothstein and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States and its allies have been fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan for a decade in a war that either side could still win. While a gradual drawdown has begun, significant numbers of US combat troops will remain in Afghanistan until at least 2014, perhaps longer, depending on the situation on the ground and the outcome of the US presidential election in 2012. Given the realities of the Taliban’s persistence and the desire of US policymakers—and the public—to find a way out, what can and should be the goals of the US and its allies in Afghanistan? Afghan Endgames brings together some of the finest minds in the fields of history, strategy, anthropology, ethics, and mass communications to provide a clear, balanced, and comprehensive assessment of the alternatives for restoring peace and stability to Afghanistan. Presenting a range of options—from immediate withdrawal of all coalition forces to the maintenance of an open-ended, but greatly reduced military presence—the contributors weigh the many costs, risks, and benefits of each alternative. This important book boldly pursues several strands of thought suggesting that a strong, legitimate central government is far from likely to emerge in Kabul; that fewer coalition forces, used in creative ways, may have better effects on the ground than a larger, more conventional presence; and that, even though Pakistan should not be pushed too hard, so as to avoid sparking social chaos there, Afghanistan’s other neighbors can and should be encouraged to become more actively involved. The volume’s editors conclude that while there may never be complete peace in Afghanistan, a self-sustaining security system able to restore order swiftly in the wake of violence is attainable.


Afghan Endgames Related Books

Afghan Endgames
Language: en
Pages: 245
Authors: Hy Rothstein
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-06 - Publisher: Georgetown University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The United States and its allies have been fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan for a decade in a war that either side could still win. While a grad
The Cambridge History of Communism: Volume 3, Endgames? Late Communism in Global Perspective, 1968 to the Present
Language: en
Pages: 1080
Authors: Juliane Fürst
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-21 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The third volume of The Cambridge History of Communism spans the period from the 1960s to the present, documenting the last two decades of the global Cold War a
Endgame for the West in Afghanistan?
Language: en
Pages: 71
Authors: Charles A. Miller
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Analyses of the War in Afghanistan frequently mention the declining or shaky domestic support for the conflict in the United States and among several U.S. allie
Hubris, Self-Interest, and America's Failed War in Afghanistan
Language: en
Pages: 364
Authors: Thomas P. Cavanna
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-22 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book describes the conduct of the US-led post-9/11 war in Afghanistan. Adopting a long-term perspective, it argues that even though Washington initially ha
Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan
Language: en
Pages: 781
Authors: Thomas H. Johnson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-15 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Afghanistan is an extremely complex and nuanced country that has been one of the centers of imperial conflict at least for 150 years. From the Czarist Russia’