Top Ten Globalist Features on Afghanistan by The Globalist

Nearly ten years after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, how is the country faring?

Special Feature > Global Security Top Ten Globalist Features on Afghanistan
By The Globalist \| Thursday, July 28, 2011

Ravaged by conflict for 30 years, Afghanistan is one of the most developmentally challenged nations in the world. Billions of dollars of foreign aid have not solved its key problems: a ferocious insurgency, corruption and an economy fueled in large part by opium. Nearly ten years after the U.S. invasion of the country, we present the top ten Globalist features on Afghanistan.

Why Afghanistan Is Like the Spanish Netherlands (Part I)

When it comes to the United States' Afghan foray, why is it instructive to recall Don Quixote’s futile quest?

By Michael Vlahos

2. Why Afghanistan Is Like the Spanish Netherlands (Part II)

What lessons can Imperial Spain’s travails in the Netherlands teach the United States about Afghanistan?

By Michael Vlahos

3. Marketplace Globalist Quiz: The United States in Afghanistan

How much does it cost per year to support one U.S. service member deployed to Afghanistan?

By The Globalist

4. Afghanistan’s Arc of Modernization: 1880 to 1978

What lessons can be learned about Afghanistan from the country's past modernization efforts?

By Paul Fishstein

5. Afghan Women's Desperate Cry for Help

To what lengths will some Afghan women go to escape misogynistic social customs?

By César Chelala

6. "Defeating the Taliban": Naïveté and the American Empire

While modern "Rome" is burning, why do U.S. foreign policy elites keep meddling in overseas adventures?

By Stephan Richter

7. Opium-Addicted Children: Paying a Heavy Price for the Afghan War

How can years of war doom generations of children to a miserable life?

By César Chelala

8. Afghanistan for Afghans: The West’s End Game Is Promoting Governance

What is the United States hoping will be the end result of its mission in Afghanistan?

By J.D. Bindenagel

9. Bin Laden and Mullah Omar: No Brothers in Arms

Would the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan really mean the next coming of al Qaeda?

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

10. Why Afghanistan Is Lost

Will 30,000 additional U.S. troops help President Obama turn the tide in Afghanistan?

By Stephan Richter

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