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Author:   Thomas P. Cavanna
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9781498506199

ISBN 10:   1498506194
Pages:   362
Publication Date:   22 July 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: THE STRUCTURAL WEIGHT OF REALISM: FOREIGN SECURITY INTERESTS AND THE US ENTANGLEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN Chapter 1: US Cold War and Post-Cold War Policy: A Volatile and Security-Driven Interest for the Afghan Pawn Chapter 2: Operation Enduring Freedom: A Campaign in Search for Strategic Coherence? Chapter 3: Pouring the US-Led Coalition's Resources in a Bottomless Pit: Pakistan's Predictable Double Game PART II: TOWARDS SELF-SUSTAINING OVERREACH: GRANDIOSE PROJECTS, STRUCTURAL AMBIGUITIES, AND QUESTIONABLE SUSTAINABILITY: Chapter 4: The Promises and Profound Ambiguities of the US-Led Coalition's Democratization Agenda Chapter 5: The Promises and Profound Ambiguities of the US-Led Reconstruction and State-Building Chapter 6: The Price of Intractable Contradictions: A Seemingly Unending Security Degradation PART III: THE OBAMA ERA: A FINAL SHOWDOWN TO SECURE A DECENT INTERVAL ? Chapter 7: The Obama Era: New Intentions, Same Old Strategic Horizon Chapter 8: The Surge: Disappointing Results and Unaltered Path to Withdrawal Chapter 9: Afghanistan in 2014: Betrayed Promises? Conclusion

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There are no easy answers to the question of why the US-led international engagement in Afghanistan after 2001 achieved such modest results. This book explores two important paths of inquiry: an initial failure by the Bush Administration to conduct a thorough counter-terrorist campaign focused on Al-Qaeda in the early phase, followed in subsequent years by a political and strategic overreach in a region of enormous complexity. -- Astri Suhrke, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Senior researcher

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Thomas Cavanna is lecturer in international relations at the University of Pennsylvania.

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