Author: Sheri Berman
March/April 2010
Foreign Affairs
The United States' mission in Afghanistan will not be accomplished until a central government exists there that can control the country's territory. History shows that such state building is possible but difficult. Policymakers should look to Louis XIV and the development of France's ancien régime for guidance.
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