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Die US-Intervention in Afghanistan: Die Politik der Obama-Regierung
Bluth, Christoph
Bluth, Christoph
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2022-03
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2021
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This contribution discusses the national security objectives and the political parameters of the Obama administration’s decision to shift towards a counterinsurgency strategy and increase troop levels in Afghanistan. On the basis of the key strategic documents that formed the basis of the interagency process, as well as the political constraints under which the Obama administration was operating, it is possible to understand the key factors that defined the policy. The article also explain the various contradictions between the geopolitical context, the strategic objectives as defined by Obama and means to achieve them. On the basis of such analysis it is clear that the policy could at best achieve a partial success.
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Bluth C (2022) Die US-Intervention in Afghanistan: Die Politik der Obama-Regierung. SIRIUS – Zeitschrift für Strategische Analysen. 6(1): 32-43.
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