1st Edition
The Dynamics of State Building in Afghanistan US Policy Post 9/11
Introduction
1 The Dynamics of State Building and U.S. Practices in Afghanistan and Beyond
2 U.S. Approaches to War and Peace in Afghanistan
3 The U.S.-Warlord Alliance and Its Implications for State Building in Afghanistan
4 U.S.-Engineered Democratization in Afghanistan
5 U.S. Financial Engagement in Afghanistan’s Economic Development and Reconstruction
Conclusion
Biography
Ahmad Shah Azami is an independent researcher with a Ph.D. in international relations. His areas of specialization include politics and security in South Asia, especially Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a particular focus on state-building theory and practice, as well as conflict resolution, and security studies. He has presented his research at various international conferences, and his scholarly articles have appeared in reputed peer-reviewed journals. In addition to several years of teaching international relations at university level, he has more than two decades of experience as a journalist.
"Perception of facts has a factual reality of its own. Ahmad Shah Azami provides an important, new look at the Afghan war from multiple Afghan perspectives. Sometimes contradictory or self-serving, they nevertheless provide an important addition to the studies of America's longest war. They also illustrate how difficult it is to have a full understanding of how America's actions are understood; a timeless lesson."
-- Ronald E. Neumann, US Ambassador to Afghanistan and repeated visitor to and commentator on the country.
