State-Building 101: Hard Lessons From Afghanistan
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چکیده
The American war in Afghanistan was originally an act of retaliation and retribution. Over time it assumed the moral burden state-building. state-building effort however undermined by inadequate planning, knowledge, understanding complexity difficulty process. Ultimately, failed. commentary assumes premise that even era great power competition, West cannot escape challenge as fragile failing states will continue to threaten global security. suggests a set considerations for those responsible inevitable challenges future.
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american strategy "state - nation building" in afghanistan
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Armed Forces & Society
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0095-327X', '1556-0848']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327x221088873