Afghanistan

to 2015 and Beyond
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-69642-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

Reihe: Adelphi series

As the international security forces prepare to depart from Afghanistan, this Adelphi turns attention to the ability of a ravaged country to tackle its myriad security problems, overcome crippling poverty and corruption and somehow revive its devastated economy. The government faces daunting challenges, ranging from the threat of insurgency and cross-border terrorism to the difficulty of reintegrating and reconciling former Taliban figures and combatants into a political settlement. It must do so against the background of continuing and potentially increasing regional instability, with the country’s neighbours tempted to step up their interference in Afghan affairs. Stability depends upon drawing the wider Pashtun community into the ruling coalition, while simultaneously maintaining security, increasing the capability of the state and balancing the interests of its neighbours and regional powers. This volume draws together expert analysis to provide a comprehensive study of the obstacles that Afghanistan must overcome, together with regional and international partners, as it charts a slow course back to functional statehood.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dodge, Toby

Redman, Nicholas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Toby Dodge is Consulting Senior Fellow for the Middle East, IISS; and Reader in

International Relations, department of International Relations, London School of

Economics and Political Science.

Nicholas Redman is Senior Fellow for Geopolitical Risk and Economic Security, IISS.