NATO beyond Afghanistan: A U.S. View on the ISAF Mission and the Future of the Alliance
NATO beyond Afghanistan: A U.S. View on the ISAF Mission and the Future of the Alliance

Summary/Abstract: Many in Washington have drawn the conclusion that NATO largely failed in Afghanistan, in no small part due to insufficient political will in Europe coupled with lacklustre military capabilities and forces contributed by America’s NATO allies. However, on closer examination, this conclusion about America’s European allies appears hasty. Indeed, European nations have exhibited a surprising level of political will, considering the circumstances, and the Afghanistan mission has generated a major, and sometimes painful, transformation of European forces towards a more expeditionary construct. This is precisely what Washington has sought from its allies in Europe since the end of the Cold War.

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