Afghanistan and Pakistan: Short-Term Crises vs. Long-Term problems
The seminar will explore the background to America’s present military engagement in Afghanistan and our relationship over the last decade to nuclear-armed but unstable Pakistan. It will examine mistaken priorities and misplaced resources, and also how The U.S. failed to take into account the costs, complexity, and duration of military and political commitments to both states, as well as America’s lack of understanding of deeper social, cultural, and ideological trends in both states.
