Summary
Enlargement has burnished NATO's exterior but has not strengthened it.Military reform, ballistic missile defence, counter-proliferation initiatives, anti-terrorism or administrative streamlining have been important items on its agenda but their net effect has probably diminished the internal consensus rather than bolstered it. Coalition forces have begun to work much more closely with local leaders and their quasi-official militias.More of this has to be done to build on the consistent dislike of most Afghans for the Taliban and Al Qaeda, even at the price of local corruption and the likelihood that many Afghans will switch sides occasionally as the loyalty market fluctuates.
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Unhappy Returns
nATO MUST USE THIS SOMBRE birthday to do some honest re-thinking about its role and capabilities for the next decade. It should do this, at very least, for the good of transatlantic security. Afghanistan is the most immediate issue on the agenda, but it is not the most important. The most important issue is, as it alwayswas, forNATOto linkNorth America to European security and through that to have a stable relationship with ...
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