| Publication |
2009.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Much of the current debate on Afghanistan is focused on efforts to understand the changing dynamics and consequences of the ongoing conflict, plus erratic and self-serving proposals by the international community - chiefly the Americans - to 'manage' the increasing violence and prevent a total collapse of the current regime, led by the unpopular Hamid Karzai. At the heart of these proposals is the consolidation of a 'security state', helped by Western arms and money, with the primary aim of preventing the capture of Afghanistan by the Taliban and its 'global jihadists' and reducing the potential of attacks against the United States and Western Europe. Unfortunately, this very focus holds the promise of greater instability.
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