Setting Out the Conditions for ‘Success’ in Afghanistan
October 28, 2009 | President Obama's "war of necessity" is rapidly turning into a quagmire. Can it be saved?
Articles by Mark Sedra
Revisioning the International Compact for Afghanistan
November 2, 2005 | Afghanistan's trajectory after the parliamentary elections.
Afghanistan: Democracy Before Peace?
September 17, 2004 | The Taliban are acutely aware that sustained donor interest and military support will not last forever; donor fatigue, shifting budgetary priorities, and waning donor attention are inevitable.
Afghanistan’s Problematic Path to Peace: Lessons in State Building in the Post-September 11 Era
March 24, 2004 | With a constitution ratified and the country's first elections in decades scheduled for June-July 2004--although the continued deterioration of security conditions have placed this target in doubt--the Bonn political process has entered its final phase.
Afghanistan: In Search of Security
October 3, 2003 | A number of factors and conditions have led to Afghanistan's security dilemma.
Who Will Govern Iraq?
April 1, 2003 | With Baghdad having fallen and the territorial consolidation of Iraq near at hand, discussion of the postwar period has intensified dramatically.
The Forgotten War Shows No Sign of Abating
April 1, 2003 | Though force may be the only language that Afghanistan's spoiler groups understand, they can only survive as long as they have a fountain of discontent to draw support from. Remove this support base, and these groups will succumb to pressure and fade away
The Cost of Complacency: Afghanistan’s Faltering Peace-building Process
March 17, 2003 | The success of peace-building activities in Afghanistan is dependent on the existence of a robust and durable commitment by the international community.
Afghanistan: Between War and Reconstruction: Where Do We Go From Here?
March 1, 2003 | The internationally supported reconstruction and nation-building effort in Afghanistan can boast many successes in the period since the Taliban's collapse in November 2001.
The “Day After” in Iraq: Lessons from Afghanistan
March 1, 2003 | Afghanistan and Iraq, wracked by decades of conflict and deprivation, require intensive, long-term, and durable commitments of international support.