Tag: ISAF
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Interview – Mike Martin
Mike Martin discusses his career in the British Army and risk management, recent negotiations between the US and the Taliban, and the importance of ideology in conflict.
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Review – Unwinnable: Britain’s War in Afghanistan 2001-14
Theo Farrell’s recent book provides some new insights into Britain’s war in Afghanistan though there is ambiguity over the point at which the war was unwinnable and why.
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Learning How Not to Scare People: The Paradox of Counterinsurgency
Scaling down the revered cult of counterinsurgency in future interventions, may be the only way to provide missions with a sense of real international purpose.
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NATO in Afghanistan: There and Back Again
By invading Afghanistan, NATO took both political and moral responsibility for its future. It is possible that, at the end of the transition process, NATO will fail its test of responsibility