What It Will Take to Secure Afghanistan
The year 2014 promises to be a defining one for Afghanistan. In this Policy Innovation Memorandum, Max Boot recommends seven specific steps...
Speakers: Stephen Biddle, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Presider: Jonathan Tepperman, Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs
March 15, 2012
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