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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 ...
