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← Older posts Newer posts →Center for American Progress Policy Paper: A Powerful Compliment to Afghanistan Study Group
December 9, 2010An impressive paper released last month by the Center for American Progress strongly advocates political inclusion, reconciliation, and diplomacy—the hallmarks of a more rational foreign policy in Afghanistan. Among the recommendations: 1. Create a political strategy with deadlines and benchmarks … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged foreign policy, reconciliation | Leave a commentASG Member Blogs Recap
December 8, 2010Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger There have been a number of blogs by Afghan Study Group Members since Thanksgiving on the Afghan imposter. Apologies for being slow to get these out. Afghanistan Imposter Redux: Paul Pillar writes: “The case … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged negotiation | Leave a commentWikileaks, The Deluge: Part I
December 8, 2010Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger There has been a raft of articles over the last few days on corruption in Afghanistan, the result of a series of secretly leaked diplomatic cables posted by wikileaks. The cables describe in detail … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged corruption, foreign policy, reconciliation | Leave a commentNew Afghan Polling Numbers
December 7, 2010A recent USA Today poll documents a continued deterioration of support for the war. 39% now believe that it was a mistake to send in troops. At the start of the war, only 9% believed this. Slight majorities also believe … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged polls | Leave a commentInternational Crisis Group Offers Not So Rosy Picture of Progress in Afghanistan
December 7, 2010Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger The International Crisis Group (ICG) released a policy paper in November. The introduction provides a sobering assessment of the war in Afghanistan, which is contrary to the rosy reports of progress the administration is … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghanistan government, COIN, corruption, diplomacy, exit strategy, reconciliation, timetable | Leave a commentAfghanistan Update 11-29-10: Department of Defense Releases Eye-Opening Report on “Progress” in Afghanistan
December 1, 2010Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger Part of me dreaded reading the Pentagon’s latest progress report on Afghanistan. After all, wouldn’t the DoD just play up the some of the security gains that have been reported over the last month … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghanistan government, COIN, security | Leave a comment11/29/10 Afghanistan Study Group Update
November 29, 2010Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger What Went Down In Lisbon? The President has just returned home from a relatively successful trip to Lisbon for the the NATO summit. For Afghanistan junkies there are really two take-home messages. 1. Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan government, COIN, debate, defense spending, diplomacy, drawdown, economy, foreign policy, Iran, nation building, negotiation, Pakistan, strategy, timetable | Leave a commentOversight Fail: It is Easier to Issue Claims of Progress than to Conduct Oversight
November 24, 2010When we launched the Afghanistan Study Group project and presented our first report in September, I read the following quote from one of America’s commanding generals in Afghanistan: “What we’re doing is moving to a more classic counterinsurgency strategy here … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged COIN, continuation, withdraw | Leave a commentThe Taliban Imposter: Another Sign of Trouble in Afghanistan
November 23, 2010It’s been a rough few weeks with the War in Afghanistan. Last week, it was revealed that we’re likely to be in Afghanistan until at least 2014. This week began with the news that almost 120 candidates in the September … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Leave a comment11/22/2010 Afghan Update – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Insurgency?
November 22, 2010Edward Kenny Afghanistan Study Group Blogger Reconciliation and the Importance of Governance In the NPR debate described in the last post, Max Boot echoed a common theme among proponents of Counter- Insurgency (COIN) on the question of governance. He argued … Continue reading
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