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All items tagged troopsOpen Think Tank ArticlesJuly 28, 2010 | Germans Express Solidarity with the TroopsFrom the Editorial Team: The Atlantic Initiative has teamed up with Germany’s best-selling daily newspaper BILD to encourage readers to write personal messages of support to German soldiers stationed in Afghanistan in an effort to boost morale. ... MoreOctober 22, 2008 | Afghan Surge: More Police Trainers EssentialMorgan Sheeran: The Afghans have to secure their own country. The army has benefitted from Western training, but the police continues to lack active mentoring from ISAF. While a surge of combat troops in Afghanistan could be beneficial, what is needed the most are more police trainers and mentors. The police is the lynchpin of security for each village. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesMarch 8, 2010 | The World Should Not Give Up on SomaliaSomalia is typically associated with war, displacement, terrorism, and piracy, but the country is not the failed state it’s portrayed as. ++ “Somalis are resilient and committed to peace, and sickened by the nihilistic violence of the extremists” ++ The international community needs to get rid of the notions that Somalia’s problems are insurmountable and that Somalia is irrelevant to ... MoreMarch 3, 2010 | US-Europe: the Winning Losers' PartnershipThe anti-Europe discourse is fashionable again these days in American tribunes. ++ “Pacifist Europe” progressively withdrawing its commitment from NATO’s engagement in Afghanistan fuels scepticism towards the everlasting European partner. ++ In spite of this overall pessimistic tone, the Obama’s administration should publicly support the transatlantic partnership because the United States and ... MoreFebruary 25, 2010 | Denmark Shows How to Get Support for AfghanistanWhile European support to NATO’s strategy in Afghanistan is progressively being undermined, Denmark stands out by maintaining a supportive public opinion in spite of heavy casualties. ++ The Danish government unveils the ingredients of a popular military engagement: an elite consensus including politicians, government and opposition, intellectuals as well as columnists. ++ Giving reporters deep ... MoreFebruary 12, 2010 | Germans Need to Support Their TroopsGerman troops are doing great work in Afghanistan but are not getting the support they deserve. ++ Despite the ongoing debate in Germany over whether troops are actually needed, they are a key partner and complement to the ISAF and US missions in Afghanistan. ++ 2010 and 2011 will be critical years in the war as the strategy shifts to training and building partnerships with Afghan security. ++ ... MoreNovember 16, 2009 | Obama Needs to Show CommitmentObama’s prolonged deliberation about Afghanistan risks undermining his commitment to whichever decision he ends up making. ++ As there is unanimity in the Pentagon and considerable agreement in Congress and among NATO allies about the need for additional American and NATO troops, it is remarkable that Obama has requested yet another study. ++ “It is not enough for a president to be seen as having ... MoreOctober 16, 2009 | "To Beat the Taliban, Fight From Afar"The priority in Afghanistan should not be to send more soldiers, but to alter the image of the US and its allies as foreign occupiers. ++ Statistics show that increasing troops in Afghanistan, has in the past directly led to a rise in suicide bombings and other terrorist attacks directed at the US and allied troops. ++ Therefore, America should adopt a “new strategy of off-shore balancing, ... MoreOctober 13, 2009 | More Troops Won't Solve AfghanistanAlthough the security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated considerably, largely due to Hamid Karzai’s ineffective and corrupt government, injecting more troops could provoke an antigovernment or nationalist backlash. ++ Instead, “the US and Afghan government need to make much greater efforts to wean Pashtun tribes away from the most radical Taliban factions.” ++ Considering the central ... MoreOctober 7, 2009 | Extra Troops Needed in AfghanistanGeneral Stanley McChrystal, the US commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, should get the additional 40,000 troops he requires. ++ Although polls show that the American public has no interest in staying in Afghanistan, the costs of losing the war are underestimated. ++ Full-fledged anti-Americanism and regional powers such as Russia, China and Iran stepping in, are but two of the possible ... MoreJune 24, 2009 | Beginning the End of the US' Role in Iraq Punctual US troop withdrawal is the crucial next step for Iraq. ++ Violence will be determined by Iraqi cooperation with the US and across ethnic and sectarian lines. ++ US forces should be able to help their Iraqi counterparts resist al Qaeda by providing intelligence, logistics assistance November 14, 2008 | Overwhelming Numbers: Security in AfghanistanObama’s proposed “mini-surge” in Afghanistan of some 15,00 troops will not provide enough personnel for the job. ++ Iraq, a smaller country than Afghanistan, required 700,000 soldiers and security forces; there are only 200,000 in Afghanistan. ++ Robert Gates will aid the Afghans in doubling their military size to 200,000, yet more will eventually be needed. ++ Investing American money, beyond ... MoreOctober 28, 2008 | Afghanistan: More Than TroopsSending more troops to Afghanistan will not solve the country’s many deep-rooted problems. ++ A larger military presence could alienate the local population. ++ Iraq should have taught us that more troops don’t necessarily mean more security, as foreign troops often fan the flames of insurgency. ++ Afghanistan requires diplomacy and regional cooperation (including China and Saudi Arabia); it must ... More |
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