Publication

This book explores strategic and inter-agency shortfalls in NATO’s irregular warfare and nation-building mission in Afghanistan. US Government disjointed ways, coupled with a corresponding disunity of means, represent the proximate cause of the struggles in Afghanistan. The author attributes these setbacks to four related causes, each of which can be traced back to corresponding shortcomings at the national strategic level of planning and decision-making. To address these deficiencies, the author suggests potential reforms that would enable the US to achieve the strategic coherence and genuine unity of effort that are needed.