Afghan Endgames: Strategy and Policy Choices for America's Longest War

摘要

This edited volume is a very important and timely book that brings together an impressive array of contributors to explore the potential and pitfalls of different strategic alternatives for the final stage of NATO's war in Afghanistan. The chapters, many by well-known commentators and scholars, are pithy and accessible. The three sections - on background perspectives, strategic choices, and ethical and social considerations - give the book a clear and logical structure. The book's first section explores the historical, cultural, and operational perspectives which provide essential context for contemporary debates about American strategy in Afghanistan. Its chapters are united by a common theme: America's lack of attentiveness to the lessons of history.