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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

Who reads Afghan Endgames: Strategy and Policy Choices for America's Longest War (South Asia in World Affairs)?

Author

Hy Rothstein and John Arquilla, editors

Publisher

Georgetown University Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781589019096

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, History, Language Learning