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2014 presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan / / Zekria Barakzai
| 2014 presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan / / Zekria Barakzai |
| Autore | Barakzai Zekria |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : United States Institute of Peace, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (15 pages) |
| Collana | Special report |
| Soggetto topico |
Elections - Afghanistan
Elections - Corrupt practices - Afghanistan Elections Elections - Corrupt practices Politics and government |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Two thousand fourteen presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910717480303321 |
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| Washington, DC : , : United States Institute of Peace, , 2013 | ||
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Afghan people vs. the Taliban : the struggle for freedom intensifies : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, October 31, 2001
| Afghan people vs. the Taliban : the struggle for freedom intensifies : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, October 31, 2001 |
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Islamic fundamentalism - Afghanistan
Human rights - Afghanistan |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Afghan people vs. the Taliban |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910689744603321 |
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Afghanistan : democratization and human rights on the eve of the Constitutional Loya Jirga : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia and the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, November 19, 2003
| Afghanistan : democratization and human rights on the eve of the Constitutional Loya Jirga : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia and the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, November 19, 2003 |
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Human rights - Afghanistan
Democratization - Afghanistan Women's rights - Afghanistan |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Afghanistan |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693925003321 |
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Afghanistan : progress report : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, March 9, 2006
| Afghanistan : progress report : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, March 9, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 57 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Postwar reconstruction - Afghanistan
Democracy - Afghanistan |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Afghanistan |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694026903321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Afghanistan at transition : lessons of the longest war / / Anthony H. Cordesman with Aaron Lin
| Afghanistan at transition : lessons of the longest war / / Anthony H. Cordesman with Aaron Lin |
| Autore | Cordesman Anthony H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Center for Strategic and International Studies, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Disciplina | 958.1047 |
| Collana | CSIS Reports. |
| Soggetto topico | Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Peace |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Afghanistan At Transition ; Table of Contents; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; I. THE STRATEGIC VACUUM IN AFGHANISTAN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA; US STRATEGY WRITES OFF AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN, AND THE REGION; A QDR That Largely Wrote Off the Region; President Obama's Statement on Afghanistan on May 27, 2014; President Obama's New Strategy Speech at West Point; NO CLEARER LEAD FROM NATO; A CIVIL FAILURE BY USAID, THE UN AND OTHER DONORS; No Real Future Aid Plans or Afghan Deliverables on Reform; The London Conference in December 2014; The Death of the Tokyo Conference Deliverables; President Ghani on Reform
II. UNCERTAIN PRIORITIES FOR US STRATEGYUS "STRATEGIC TRIAGE" IS CRITICAL; THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOURCES, BUT STRATEGIC PRIORITY; THE COST-BENEFITS OF UPPING THE ANTE; III. THE "THREAT" FROM AFGHAN POLITICS, LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, AND PROSPECTS FOR STABILITY; THE SHELL OF DEMOCRACY: THE REALITY OF THE PRESIDENCY, POWER BROKERS, PARALLEL DONOR COUNTRY GOVERNANCE; The Reality of National Versus Local Governance; Parallel Governance by ISAF Regional Commands and National Air Donors; The US Role in Weak and Failed Afghan Governance; A DIVIDED, POOR, AND STRUGGLING NATION FAILED AND CORRUPT 2014 ELECTIONS THAT DID MORE TO DIVIDE THAN UNITEAN AWKWARD AND UNCERTAIN COMPROMISE; A Deeply Uncertain Compromise at the Top; Limited Progress in Signing a Bilateral Security Agreement; UNCERTAIN AFGHAN LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE: TWO YEARS TOO LATE?; THE HERITAGE OF FAILED GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION; Corruption and Incompetence; Keeping Corruption in Perspective; THE BUDGET CRISIS IN REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES; The Failure to Win US and Other Outside Domestic Political Support; The Combined Threat from Host Country Politics, Governance, and Budgeting IV. THE ANSF AND THE THREAT FROM AN INTENSIFYING CONFLICTThe President's "Sell by Date": Slashing Advisors and Support Regardless of Conditions in Afghanistan; The Impact of a Late and Erratic Effort to Create Effective Afghan Forces; The US as a Self-Inflicted Threat; A Brief and Largely Ineffective US Surge; Host Country "Threat"; Rushing Force Development beyond Afghan and ISAF Capacity; The Uncertain Threat; The Uncertain Integrity of ISAF and Department of Defense Reporting on the Growing Security Challenges at the Time of Transition The Warnings in UN and SIGAR Casualty Data and Other ReportingThe Final UN Report on Casualties through the End of 2014 Calls ISAF and Department of Defense Reporting into Even More Serious Question; Estimating the Growth of Taliban and Other Insurgent Influence and Control; Mixed Data on Popular Support for the ANSF; V. PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE ANSF; THE QUESTION OF SIZE AND COST; UNCERTAIN PROGRESS IN THE ANSF; Grossly Over-classifying Data on Afghan Combat and Police Forces for Political Ends; Issuing Meaningless Metrics on ANSF Capability AN UNREADY AND CORRUPT MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND MINISTRY OF INTERIOR |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788300303321 |
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Cordesman Anthony H.
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Center for Strategic and International Studies, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Afghanistan at transition : lessons of the longest war / / Anthony H. Cordesman with Aaron Lin
| Afghanistan at transition : lessons of the longest war / / Anthony H. Cordesman with Aaron Lin |
| Autore | Cordesman Anthony H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Center for Strategic and International Studies, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Disciplina | 958.1047 |
| Collana | CSIS Reports. |
| Soggetto topico | Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Peace |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Afghanistan At Transition ; Table of Contents; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; I. THE STRATEGIC VACUUM IN AFGHANISTAN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA; US STRATEGY WRITES OFF AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN, AND THE REGION; A QDR That Largely Wrote Off the Region; President Obama's Statement on Afghanistan on May 27, 2014; President Obama's New Strategy Speech at West Point; NO CLEARER LEAD FROM NATO; A CIVIL FAILURE BY USAID, THE UN AND OTHER DONORS; No Real Future Aid Plans or Afghan Deliverables on Reform; The London Conference in December 2014; The Death of the Tokyo Conference Deliverables; President Ghani on Reform
II. UNCERTAIN PRIORITIES FOR US STRATEGYUS "STRATEGIC TRIAGE" IS CRITICAL; THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOURCES, BUT STRATEGIC PRIORITY; THE COST-BENEFITS OF UPPING THE ANTE; III. THE "THREAT" FROM AFGHAN POLITICS, LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, AND PROSPECTS FOR STABILITY; THE SHELL OF DEMOCRACY: THE REALITY OF THE PRESIDENCY, POWER BROKERS, PARALLEL DONOR COUNTRY GOVERNANCE; The Reality of National Versus Local Governance; Parallel Governance by ISAF Regional Commands and National Air Donors; The US Role in Weak and Failed Afghan Governance; A DIVIDED, POOR, AND STRUGGLING NATION FAILED AND CORRUPT 2014 ELECTIONS THAT DID MORE TO DIVIDE THAN UNITEAN AWKWARD AND UNCERTAIN COMPROMISE; A Deeply Uncertain Compromise at the Top; Limited Progress in Signing a Bilateral Security Agreement; UNCERTAIN AFGHAN LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE: TWO YEARS TOO LATE?; THE HERITAGE OF FAILED GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION; Corruption and Incompetence; Keeping Corruption in Perspective; THE BUDGET CRISIS IN REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES; The Failure to Win US and Other Outside Domestic Political Support; The Combined Threat from Host Country Politics, Governance, and Budgeting IV. THE ANSF AND THE THREAT FROM AN INTENSIFYING CONFLICTThe President's "Sell by Date": Slashing Advisors and Support Regardless of Conditions in Afghanistan; The Impact of a Late and Erratic Effort to Create Effective Afghan Forces; The US as a Self-Inflicted Threat; A Brief and Largely Ineffective US Surge; Host Country "Threat"; Rushing Force Development beyond Afghan and ISAF Capacity; The Uncertain Threat; The Uncertain Integrity of ISAF and Department of Defense Reporting on the Growing Security Challenges at the Time of Transition The Warnings in UN and SIGAR Casualty Data and Other ReportingThe Final UN Report on Casualties through the End of 2014 Calls ISAF and Department of Defense Reporting into Even More Serious Question; Estimating the Growth of Taliban and Other Insurgent Influence and Control; Mixed Data on Popular Support for the ANSF; V. PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE ANSF; THE QUESTION OF SIZE AND COST; UNCERTAIN PROGRESS IN THE ANSF; Grossly Over-classifying Data on Afghan Combat and Police Forces for Political Ends; Issuing Meaningless Metrics on ANSF Capability AN UNREADY AND CORRUPT MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND MINISTRY OF INTERIOR |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814007403321 |
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Cordesman Anthony H.
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Center for Strategic and International Studies, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Afghanistan in transition : looking beyond 2014 / / Richard Hogg, Claudia Nassif, Camilo Gomez Osorio, William Byrd, and Andrew Beath
| Afghanistan in transition : looking beyond 2014 / / Richard Hogg, Claudia Nassif, Camilo Gomez Osorio, William Byrd, and Andrew Beath |
| Autore | Hogg Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 330.9581 |
| Collana | Directions in development : countries and regions |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Afghanistan
Postwar reconstruction - Afghanistan |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9863-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
C1; C2; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Aid and the Challenge of Transition; Figures; Figure O.1 Aid Trends in Afghanistan; International Experience and Afghanistan's History; Figure O.2 External and Core Budgets, 2010/11; Assessing and Managing the Economic Effects of Transition; Figure O.3 Real and Agricultural GDP Growth since 2003/04; Figure O.4 Decomposition of Growth in GDP at Factor Cost, by Activity and Scenario, 2010/11-2018/19; Tables; Table O.1 Real Macro Indicators, by Simulation, 2010/11-2018/19
Analyzing the Employment and Poverty Impacts of Transition Responding to the Fiscal Impact of Declining Aid; Figure O.5 Core Budget Projections to 2021/22; Figure O.6 Projected Expenditure by 2021/22; Figure O.7 Operating and Total Core Financing Gap; Boosting Government Capacity; Figure O.8 Core Operating and Development Budget Execution, 2005/06-2010/11; Delivering Services and Maintaining Infrastructure; Figure O.9 Share of EFS in Eight Ministries and One Agency, 2011; Table O.2 Budget, Donor Funding, and O&M Needs for Five Core Sectors, 2011/12; Key Conclusions and Recommendations; Note References Chapter 1 Lessons from History: Afghanistan and Elsewhere; Some History; International Comparisons; Table 1.1 Afghanistan's Performance Relative to the "Strong Performers" Cluster; Figure 1.1 Trends in Per Capita GDP Growth, Afghanistan and Three Clusters; Figure 1.2 Extremely High and Growing Aid Dependence; Box 1.1 Somalia's Experience; Boxes; Figure 1.3 Changes in Life Expectancy and Under-Five Mortality; Figure 1.4 Deteriorating Rule of Law and Government Effectiveness Indicators; Figure 1.5 Deteriorating Political Stability Indicator; Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes References Chapter 2 The Economic Impacts of Transition; The Economy; Figure 2.1 Real and Agricultural GDP Growth since 2003/04; Figure 2.2 Aid Trends in Afghanistan; Figure 2.3 Sector Growth Rates, 2003/04-2010/11; Table 2.1 Sector Shares in GDP; Figure 2.4 Sector Contribution to GDP Growth; Box 2.1 The Opium Economy; Aid Dependency; Box 2.2 Mining as a Potential Source of Growth; Figure 2.5 Aid versus GDP per Capita, Average of 2006-08; Table 2.2 Donor Assistance; Figure 2.6 Government Consumption versus GDP per Capita, Average of 2006-08; Impact of Transition on Economic Growth Table 2.3 Domestic Economic Content of Aid, 2010/11 Box 2.3 Overview of Scenarios and Assumptions; Table 2.4 Real Macro Indicators by Simulation, 2010/11-2018/19; Risks to Macroeconomic Stability; Figure 2.7 Decomposition of GDP at Factor Cost, by Activity and Simulation, 2010/11-2018/19; Box 2.4 Limitations of the Model; Figure 2.8 Balance of Payments, 2002/03-2010/11; Figure 2.9 Money Reserves, 2002/03-2010/11; Impact of Transition on Employment; Figure 2.10 Unemployment and Underemployment, by Province; Figure 2.11 Distribution of the Employed Population, by Economic Sector, 2007/08 Impact of Transition on Poverty |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786119603321 |
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Hogg Richard
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| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , [2013] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Afghanistan in transition : looking beyond 2014 / / Richard Hogg, Claudia Nassif, Camilo Gomez Osorio, William Byrd, and Andrew Beath
| Afghanistan in transition : looking beyond 2014 / / Richard Hogg, Claudia Nassif, Camilo Gomez Osorio, William Byrd, and Andrew Beath |
| Autore | Hogg Richard |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 330.9581 |
| Collana | Directions in development : countries and regions |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Afghanistan
Postwar reconstruction - Afghanistan |
| ISBN |
9780821398630
0821398636 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
C1; C2; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Aid and the Challenge of Transition; Figures; Figure O.1 Aid Trends in Afghanistan; International Experience and Afghanistan's History; Figure O.2 External and Core Budgets, 2010/11; Assessing and Managing the Economic Effects of Transition; Figure O.3 Real and Agricultural GDP Growth since 2003/04; Figure O.4 Decomposition of Growth in GDP at Factor Cost, by Activity and Scenario, 2010/11-2018/19; Tables; Table O.1 Real Macro Indicators, by Simulation, 2010/11-2018/19
Analyzing the Employment and Poverty Impacts of Transition Responding to the Fiscal Impact of Declining Aid; Figure O.5 Core Budget Projections to 2021/22; Figure O.6 Projected Expenditure by 2021/22; Figure O.7 Operating and Total Core Financing Gap; Boosting Government Capacity; Figure O.8 Core Operating and Development Budget Execution, 2005/06-2010/11; Delivering Services and Maintaining Infrastructure; Figure O.9 Share of EFS in Eight Ministries and One Agency, 2011; Table O.2 Budget, Donor Funding, and O&M Needs for Five Core Sectors, 2011/12; Key Conclusions and Recommendations; Note References Chapter 1 Lessons from History: Afghanistan and Elsewhere; Some History; International Comparisons; Table 1.1 Afghanistan's Performance Relative to the "Strong Performers" Cluster; Figure 1.1 Trends in Per Capita GDP Growth, Afghanistan and Three Clusters; Figure 1.2 Extremely High and Growing Aid Dependence; Box 1.1 Somalia's Experience; Boxes; Figure 1.3 Changes in Life Expectancy and Under-Five Mortality; Figure 1.4 Deteriorating Rule of Law and Government Effectiveness Indicators; Figure 1.5 Deteriorating Political Stability Indicator; Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes References Chapter 2 The Economic Impacts of Transition; The Economy; Figure 2.1 Real and Agricultural GDP Growth since 2003/04; Figure 2.2 Aid Trends in Afghanistan; Figure 2.3 Sector Growth Rates, 2003/04-2010/11; Table 2.1 Sector Shares in GDP; Figure 2.4 Sector Contribution to GDP Growth; Box 2.1 The Opium Economy; Aid Dependency; Box 2.2 Mining as a Potential Source of Growth; Figure 2.5 Aid versus GDP per Capita, Average of 2006-08; Table 2.2 Donor Assistance; Figure 2.6 Government Consumption versus GDP per Capita, Average of 2006-08; Impact of Transition on Economic Growth Table 2.3 Domestic Economic Content of Aid, 2010/11 Box 2.3 Overview of Scenarios and Assumptions; Table 2.4 Real Macro Indicators by Simulation, 2010/11-2018/19; Risks to Macroeconomic Stability; Figure 2.7 Decomposition of GDP at Factor Cost, by Activity and Simulation, 2010/11-2018/19; Box 2.4 Limitations of the Model; Figure 2.8 Balance of Payments, 2002/03-2010/11; Figure 2.9 Money Reserves, 2002/03-2010/11; Impact of Transition on Employment; Figure 2.10 Unemployment and Underemployment, by Province; Figure 2.11 Distribution of the Employed Population, by Economic Sector, 2007/08 Impact of Transition on Poverty |
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Hogg Richard
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| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , [2013] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Afghanistan's local war [[electronic resource] ] : building local defense forces / / Seth G. Jones, Arturo Muñoz
| Afghanistan's local war [[electronic resource] ] : building local defense forces / / Seth G. Jones, Arturo Muñoz |
| Autore | Jones Seth G |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND National Defence Research Institute, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (116 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.009581 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MuñozArturo |
| Soggetto topico |
Afghan War, 2001-2021
Counterinsurgency - Afghanistan Special forces (Military science) - Afghanistan |
| ISBN |
1-282-94055-4
9786612940552 0-8330-5080-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - The Challenge: Protecting the Population; Chapter Three - Local Dynamics and Community Policing; Chapter Four - An Analysis of Community Policing; Chapter Five - Organizing Local Defense Forces; Chapter Six - Mitigating Risks; About the Authors; References; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996320210603316 |
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Jones Seth G
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND National Defence Research Institute, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Afghanistan's local war : building local defense forces / / Seth G. Jones, Arturo Muñoz
| Afghanistan's local war : building local defense forces / / Seth G. Jones, Arturo Muñoz |
| Autore | Jones Seth G |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND National Defence Research Institute, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (116 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.009581 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MuñozArturo |
| Soggetto topico |
Afghan War, 2001-2021
Counterinsurgency - Afghanistan Special forces (Military science) - Afghanistan |
| ISBN |
1-282-94055-4
9786612940552 0-8330-5080-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - The Challenge: Protecting the Population; Chapter Three - Local Dynamics and Community Policing; Chapter Four - An Analysis of Community Policing; Chapter Five - Organizing Local Defense Forces; Chapter Six - Mitigating Risks; About the Authors; References; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140760203321 |
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Jones Seth G
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND National Defence Research Institute, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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