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November 30, 2009
Lessons in Afghanistan
While Canada debates its role and the U.S. unveils a new strategy, efforts to rebuild Afghanistan are failing, says Andy Hira, an associate professor of political science at SFU. He suggests the only logical road to success, should the powers that be choose to continue it, is long-term occupation. Hira’s paper, The Strategic Quagmire: Why Nation Building in Afghanistan is Failing has just been released online by the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI). Hira says the goal of removing the immediate threat of terrorist or rogue-state use of weapons of mass destruction “has morphed into the push to create stable regimes that will not only behave more responsibly, but govern more democratically. Yet there seems to be no overarching strategic direction about how to accomplish these goals.” Hira’s paper can be found at http://www.cdfai.org/.
Andy Hira, 778.782.3286; ahira@sfu.ca
While Canada debates its role and the U.S. unveils a new strategy, efforts to rebuild Afghanistan are failing, says Andy Hira, an associate professor of political science at SFU. He suggests the only logical road to success, should the powers that be choose to continue it, is long-term occupation. Hira’s paper, The Strategic Quagmire: Why Nation Building in Afghanistan is Failing has just been released online by the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI). Hira says the goal of removing the immediate threat of terrorist or rogue-state use of weapons of mass destruction “has morphed into the push to create stable regimes that will not only behave more responsibly, but govern more democratically. Yet there seems to be no overarching strategic direction about how to accomplish these goals.” Hira’s paper can be found at http://www.cdfai.org/.
Andy Hira, 778.782.3286; ahira@sfu.ca