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Analysis: Will Afghan security forces be ready for a handover by 2011? 3 Dec 2009 by Professor Michael Clarke
President Obama made clear his intention to hand over full security responsibility in some areas to Afghan National Security Forces. All easier said than done, the essence of the problem lies in daunting numbers and even more daunting issues of quality and loyalty. Afghanistan Central and South Asia Global Security Issues

Analysis: Obama's Grand Strategy - Afghanistan Plus 2 Dec 2009 by Michael Codner
President Obama aims to exert sufficient military effort to create conditions for transition. This means a dominance over the Taliban - unable to reemerge when transition takes place - together with space and capacity to train and grow the Afghan military and police security forces. UK Europe Pakistan Central and South Asia NATO International Institutions Americas

Analysis: Assessing troop numbers in Afghanistan 30 Nov 2009 by Professor Michael Clarke
What General McChrystal asked for was five more brigades - five more brigades that he can use in Kandahar, in Helmand, a couple in the north east and a training brigade. So if he gets those five brigades then he's got backing for his plan whatever the final number turns out to be Afghanistan Central and South Asia NATO International Institutions

Analysis: Avoiding the same mistakes: the international strategy for Afghanistan 29 Nov 2009 by Professor Michael Clarke
As President Obama announces his plans for Afghanistan, there is palpable consensus within the international community that the whole enterprise is now staring strategic defeat in the face. The next eighteen months represents the last good opportunity to put right the neglect and the mistakes of the last eight years and avert a worse crisis for us all. Afghanistan Central and South Asia NATO International Institutions Global Security Issues

Analysis: Extracting Counterinsurgency lessons: The Malayan Emergency and Afghanistan 28 Nov 2009
British success in Malaya appeared to show how an insurgency could be defeated by Western-led forces. The campaign was plundered for ‘lessons’ – for Vietnam in particular. The latter’s failure, however, led critics to argue that Malaya was a special case which did not offer transferable ‘lessons’. An analysis of the general principles underlying British success in Malaya can nevertheless still provide important policy implications for Afghanistan. History Defence Policy Land Forces Central and South Asia Afghanistan Pacific

News: RUSI report outlines plan to beat corruption in the Afghan National Police 25 Nov 2009
The international community must abandon an 'obsession' with quantity over quality in order to combat corruption within the ranks of the Afghan National Police, according to a report published by the Royal United Services Institute. Afghanistan Central and South Asia Law and Ethics

Analysis: After Mumbai - India's Response 25 Nov 2009 by Avnish Patel
The Mumbai attacks in November 2008 revealed deep and inherent flaws in India's national security. A year on, and after several far-reaching reforms, India still looks vulnerable but may well be equipped to respond swiftly and decisively. Terrorism India Central and South Asia

RUSI Newsbrief: The Nepalese Peace Process: Hanging in the Balance 24 Nov 2009
Nepal looks increasingly likely to slide into further instability. The risk of violence has not passed Central and South Asia

RUSI Newsbrief: The Rise (and Fall?) of AfPak 24 Nov 2009
Washington's newest shorthand ‘AfPak’ illustrates the regional dimension to the current conflict, but alienates friends and foes on both sides of the border NATO International Institutions Afghanistan Central and South Asia Pakistan Terrorism The Pakistan Nexus The War on Terror

RUSI Newsbrief: Between Eagle and Dragon: India’s Defence Strategy 24 Nov 2009 by Avnish Patel
Indo-US ties are blossoming - but will they provide sufficient depth against a rising China? Global Security Issues India Central and South Asia China Pacific

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