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"The war in Afghanistan has run for more than a decade, and NATO has become increasingly central to it. In this book, Sten Rynning examines NATO's role in the campaign and the difficult diplomacy involved in fighting a war by alliance. He explores the history of the war and its changing mo...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"The war in Afghanistan has run for more than a decade, and NATO has become increasingly central to it. In this book, Sten Rynning examines NATO's role in the campaign and the difficult diplomacy involved in fighting a war by alliance. He explores the history of the war and its changing momentum, and explains how NATO at first faltered but then improved its operations to become a critical enabler for the U.S. surge of 2009. However, he also uncovers a serious and enduring problem for NATO in the shape of a disconnect between high liberal hopes for the new Afghanistan and a lack of realism ab |
| Carrier Form: | x, 274 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-262) and index. |
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9780804782388 (pbk. : acid-free paper) : 0804782385 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 9780804782371 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0804782377 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| Index Number: | DS371 |
| CLC: | K372.6 |
| Call Number: | K372.6/R995 |
| Contents: | The nature of the Atlantic beast -- A benevolent alliance -- NATO and Afghanistan -- Original sins : a benevolent alliance goes to war, 2001-2005 -- Crisis and comeback : confronting the insurgency, 2006-2008 -- The reckoning : searching for a strategic purpose, 2008-2012. |