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082			_aPamphlet DS 371.4 .K58 2009/ + /PDF /(3.98 MB)
100			_aKitche, Nicholas.
245			_aAfghanistan : now you see me? / editor Nicholas Kitche, ; additional research by Luke Graham.
260			_aLondon : London School of Economics, 2009.
300			_a23 p. ; ill. map ; 30 cm.
440			_v(LSE IDEAS strategic update)
500			_aContents: NATO’s strategy : building the comprehensive approach
500			_a Jamie Shea – The pygmy who turned into a giant : the Afghan Taliban in 2009
500			_a Antonio Giustozzi—Opium in Afghanistan : a reality check
500			_a Fabrice Pothier—Afghanistan : the regional dimension
500			_a Amalendu Misra.
500			_aSummary: In this collection of four essays Jamie Shea discusses the difficulties of retaining the support of NATO governments and publics for the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan unless there is what he calls a ‘comprehensive approach’ among the international actors which has a renewed commitment to a realistic counter-insurgency strategy at its heart. Antonio Giustozzi reflects on the growth of the neo-Taliban and associated insurgent groups. He highlights that their disparate strategies and in particular the difficulties in establishing Mullah Omar’s goals makes the path of negotiations a profoundly uncertain one. Fabrice Pothier paints a picture of the sheer scale of the opium problem in Afghanistan and argues for a decoupling of the counter-insurgency and counter-narcotics operations as the first step towards creating the conditions under which the problem can be comprehensively addressed and negotiated settlements can proceed. Amalendu Misra explores the regional dimension to the Afghan problem, and suggests that the current variant of India and Pakistan’s deeply historical geostrategic competition for Afghanistan threatens both Afghanistan’s security and development. At the same time, Iran could emerge as a relatively stable partner that might play a constructive role in compromise agreements. (p. 5).
650			_aAfghanistan – Politics and government – 2001- .
650			_aPostwar reconstruction – Afghanistan – Evaluation.
650			_aNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization – Afghanistan.
650			_aTaliban.
650			_aOpium trade – Afghanistan.
700			_aGraham, Luke.
856			_uhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/IDEAS/publications/Reports/SU001.pdf _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_acku_pamphlet_ds_371_4_k58_2009 _z(accessed 02 April 2009). _qPDF
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