Afghan Endgames - Strategy and Policy Choices for America''s Longest War

Informationen zum Autor Hy Rothstein served in the US Army as a Special Forces officer for more than 26 years! spending much of his time training and advising governments threatened by active insurgencies. He is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Defense Analysis at the US Naval Postgraduate School. He is the author of Afghanistan and the Troubled Future of Unconventional Warfare. John Arquilla is a professor of defense analysis at the US Naval Postgraduate School and is the author of Insurgents! Raiders! and Bandits: How Masters of Irregular Warfare Have Shaped Our World. Klappentext 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? This title provides a comprehensive assessment of the alternatives for restoring peace and stability to Afghanistan. Zusammenfassung 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? This title provides a comprehensive assessment of the alternatives for restoring peace and stability to Afghanistan. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Part I: Overview1. Understanding the Afghan Challenge Hy Rothstein and John Arquilla 2. A Familiar Western Experience in Ancient Afghanistan Victor Davis Hanson3. Afghan Paradoxes Thomas Barfield 4. America's Longest War Hy RothsteinPart II: Strategic Alternatives5. A Case for Withdrawal Andrew J. Bacevich6. A Case for Staying the Course Frederick W. Kagan7. Afghanistan: A Third Way Edward N. Luttwak8. Beyond Victory and Defeat Scott Sigmund Gartner and Leo Blanken Part III: Other Perspectives9. The Ethics of Exit: Moral Obligation in the Afghan Endgame Russell Muirhead 10. Shaping Strategic Communication Robert Reilly11. Civil and Uncivil Society Jade I. Rodriguez and Rebecca Lorentz Part IV: Conclusion12. Conclusion: Assessing the Strategic Alternatives John Arquilla and Hy RothsteinContributorsIndex ...

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• Authors: Hy Rothstein, Hy (EDT)/ Arquilla Rothstein, Hy Arquilla Rothstein
• Assisted by: John Arquilla (Editor), Arquilla John (Editor), Hy Rothstein (Editor), Rothstein Hy (Editor)
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.01.2012
• EAN: 9781589019089
• ISBN: 978-1-58901-908-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: South Asia in World Affairs Series; South Asia in World Affairs; South Asia in World Affairs series; South Asia in World Affairs
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; USA, Afghanistan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, 21st Century, Defence strategy, planning & research, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United States of America, USA, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Military and defence strategy, Modern warfare, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Afghan War, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General