Dodge, Toby 
ORCID: 0000-0003-1262-4921 and Redman, Nicholas, eds.
(2011)
Afghanistan: to 2015 and beyond.
Adelphi series.
, 425-6
Routledge, Abingdon, UK.
ISBN 9780415532570
Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Official URL: | http://www.routledge.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 The International Institute for Strategic Studies |
| Divisions: | International Relations |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2012 11:41 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 21:51 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/42704 |
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