Новости за 24.01.2020

Afghanistan at an Impasse SWJED Fri, 01/24/2020 - 8:51am

The war in Afghanistan is at an impasse. The current and next U.S. administrations will have to grapple with the aftereffects of an 18-year campaign in a country that has been at war for over 40 years. The war in the field is a stalemate. Neither side seems able to win. At home and abroad, among friends and even some enemies, war weariness and a desire for peace is very much in evidence, even as the fighting continues. Neither... Читать дальше...

Displacement and the Vulnerability to Mobilize for Violence: Evidence from Afghanistan SWJED Fri, 01/24/2020 - 8:20am

Forced displacement affects over 70 million people worldwide and is among the most pressing humanitarian and development challenges today. This report attempts to ascertain whether a relationship exists between displacement in Afghanistan and vulnerability to recruitment to violence by militant organizations.

The Afghanistan Papers and the Perils of Historical Analogy

The Afghanistan Papers and the Perils of Historical Analogy by David V. Gioe – Lawfare

Good News or Bad? Pentagon Review of SOUTHCOM Kicks Off

Good News or Bad? Pentagon Review of SOUTHCOM Kicks Off by Aaron Mehta – Defense News

SWJ Book Review - All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon’s Perspective on Climate Change SWJED Fri, 01/24/2020 - 3:55am

One of the most impressive things about this book is its readability. Reading government reports is dry stuff. Yet here, Klare has carefully gleaned the Pentagon’s view of Climate Change from abstruse and difficult to come by reports to give us a highly readable 20,000-foot view of the literature. I read it leisurely in just over two days in my free time.