What the West needs in Afghanistan: humility

... if the experience in Afghanistan and other attempts at state-building teach anything, it is of the need to get the strategy and politics right first. At the onset of such missions, the right questions have to be asked: "For what purpose?", "How?", and "How long?" With the Afghan presidential election upcoming on Aug. 20 and Western forces contemplating how best to support local allies, these questions are as relevant today as they were at the start of ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Aug. 18, 2009

Thoughtful perspective about how to turn Afghanistan from a failed state to a successful democracy, from the head of South Africa's Brenthurst Foundation. The author makes a reasonable case that diplomacy and investment in long-term needs like education and new jobs may be more effective than military action to bringing about the changes that Afghanistan so desperately needs.

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