Afghanistan from the Cold War through the War on Terror / Barnett R. Rubin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubin, Barnett R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government.

International relations.

Afghanistan--Politics and government--1989-2001.

Afghanistan.

Politics and government.

Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-2021.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Afghanistan--Foreign relations--21st century.

Postwar reconstruction--Afghanistan.

Postwar reconstruction.

Local government--Afghanistan.

Taliban.

Islamic fundamentalism--Afghanistan.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 504 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Contents:

Part 1 Prelude: Afghanistan Between Two Wars, 1989-2001

Preface to Part One: Helping Afghanistan 25

1 Afghanistan in the International System 27

2 The Political Economy of War and Peace in Afghanistan 52

3 Arab Islamists in Afghanistan 73

Part 2 Nation Building Lite

Preface to Part Two: Afghans Can Be Our Allies 99

4 A Blueprint for Afghanistan 101

5 The Politics of Center-Periphery Relations in Afghanistan With Helena Malikyar 109

6 Transitional Justice and Human Rights in Afghanistan 133

7 Crafting a Constitution for Afghanistan 149

8 The Political Context of Public Administration Reform in Afghanistan 164

9 Peace Building, State Building: Constructing Sovereignty for Security 180

10 The Politics of Security in Postconflict State Building 192

11 Regional Issues in the Reconstruction of Afghanistan With Andrea Armstrong 213

12 Afghanistan's Uncertain Transition from Turmoil to Normalcy 226

13 Afghanistan 2005 and Beyond: Prospects for Improved Stability Reference Document 256

With Humayun Hamidzada and Abby Stoddard

Part 3 Back to War

Preface to Part Three: The Death of an Afghan Optimist 339

14 Saving Afghanistan 343

15 Resolving the Pakistan-Afghanistan Stalemate / Abubakar Siddique Siddique, Abubakar 360

16 Counternarcotics to Stabilize Afghanistan: The False Promise of Crop Eradication / Jake Sherman Sherman, Jake 386

17 Afghan Dilemmas: Defining Commitments 423

18 The Transformation of the Afghan State 434

19 From Great Game to Grand Bargain: Ending Chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Ahmed Rashid Rashid, Ahmed 442

20 The Way Forward in Afghanistan: End the War on Terror 454.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-485) and index.

ISBN:

9780199791125

0199791120

OCLC:

768168284