Afghanistan halfway through the transition phase: shortcomings of the security transition and remaining options for NATO

Comment | Stellungnahme

Progress with regard to building up Afghanistan’s National Security Forces, improving the governance performance of the incumbent regime, pursuing a domestic peace process, cooperating with Afghanistan’s neighbors (particularly Pakistan and Iran), and creating prospects for economic development have been defined as preconditions for the successful transition of security responsibilities in Afghanistan. However, one and a half years after the security transition phase was officially launched by the Afghan government, NATO has been experiencing severe difficulties in the outlined fields of activity. US policy and NATO’s strategy toward Afghanistan seem at least partly deadlocked. Western policymakers have few remaining options for the second half of the security transition in Afghanistan. These include focusing on the two key players in the Afghan conflict, namely strengthening the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and weakening the senior leadership of the Afghan Taleban. (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Afghanistan am Scheitelpunkt der Transitionsphase: Defizite im Übergabeprozess und verbleibende Optionen westlicher Politik
• ISSN: 1861-1761
• Extent: Seite(n): 4
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: SWP Comment (02/2013)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Internationale Beziehungen ; Politikwissenschaft ; Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik ; internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik ; NATO ; internationale Sicherheit ; Afghanistan ; Stabilisierung ; Governance ; Friedensprozess ; internationale Zusammenarbeit ; Korruption ; Außenpolitik ; Islamismus ; Demokratisierung ; militärische Präsenz ; Transition

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Wörmer, Nils
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
• (where): Deutschland, Berlin
• (when): 2013

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-399629
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST