SOVEREIGN ACTORS IN AFGHANISTAN: THE STRATEGIC CALCULUS 2001-2021
SOVEREIGN ACTORS IN AFGHANISTAN: THE STRATEGIC CALCULUS 2001-2021
Author(s): Timor Shah BusharSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Governance, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Welfare systems, Developing nations, Political behavior, Political economy, Political psychology, Politics and law, Politics and communication, Politics and religion, Politics and society, History and theory of political science, Methodology and research technology, Comparative politics, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Geopolitics, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption, Peace and Conflict Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: Afghanistan; Geopolitics; Sovereign Actors; Strategic Depths; Implications
Summary/Abstract: Afghanistan is considered the entry point for interventions and an important basis for the strategic objectives of sovereign actors. Due to the lack of national sovereignty, the inefficient political system and its fragile legal system regarding ethnic-tribal crises have created strategic depths for global and regional actors, which they can pursue and implement their objectives. While Afghanistan is a focal point in expanding political, military, and economic exchanges and transactions in its peripheral areas, it has suffered from deep ethnic divisions to the same extent. This major weakness is the basis for interventions by regional actors. This article does not deal with Afghanistan's internal weaknesses and problems but focuses on the strategic goals of sovereign actors in Afghanistan. War on terror, invasion, and creation of military bases in Afghanistan by the US and NATO to control and monitor China, Russia, Iran, and Central Asian countries, have been pursued during the past 20 years. It shows the importance of Afghanistan’s geo-strategic position in western policies, especially for the United States of America.
Journal: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
- Issue Year: 8/2022
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 320-337
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English