Whitehall Papers Volume 101

The British military spent 20 years, between 7 October 2001 and 28 August 2021, fighting in Afghanistan. Considering the UK's achievements against its objectives, defeat seems the most accurate description of the engagement's outcome.

List of contents

Book breakdown Introduction I. Leveraging Intelligence Assessment to Inform Strategy II. Leveraging Intelligence Assessment to Inform Strategy III. Sustaining Dispersed Forces IV. Overcoming the IED Threat in Afghanistan V. Afghanistan as the Laboratory for Multi-Domain Integration VI. Kicking the Close Air Support Addiction Conclusions

About the author

Jack Watling is Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at RUSI. Jack works closely with the British military on the development concepts of operations and assessments of the future operating environment and conducts operational analysis of contemporary conflicts. Jack's PhD examined the evolution of Britain's policy responses to civil war in the early 20th century. He has worked extensively on Ukraine, Iraq, Yemen, Mali, Rwanda and further afield. He is a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC.

Product details

• Authors: Jack Watling, Watling Jack
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.2025
• EAN: 9781041033363
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4103336-3
• No. of pages: 104
• Series: Whitehall Papers
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, International institutions, Defence;Security;Middle East Studies