Rory Stewart’s prescription for the ills of Afghanistan has elicited sharp responses, some more angry than thoughtful, but interesting nevertheless. For a thorough dismantling of Stewart’s arguments, I recommend Christian Bleuer’s excellent post at CTLab.
Speaking of Afghanistan, here are a couple of interesting papers, which I haven’t had time to finish:
“Securing Pakistan’s Tribal Belt”, Daniel Markey, Council on Foreign Relations.
“Canada in Afghanistan”, Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development
