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RUSI Journal: Learning the Strategic Lessons from Afghanistan 16 Apr 2012 by Major General (Retd.) Mungo Melvin
British strategy-making over Afghanistan in 2006 needs to be constructively and openly evaluated to improve future strategic planning. Afghanistan Central and South Asia

RUSI Journal: Ministerial Decision-Making in the Run-Up to the Helmand Deployment 16 Apr 2012
The Helmand deployment in 2006 was characterised by a general strategic failure at ministerial level (Free access) UK Europe Afghanistan Central and South Asia Counter-insurgency

RUSI Journal: Cross-Government Planning and the Helmand Decision, 2005-06 16 Apr 2012
Inter-departmental decision-making during the Helmand deployment in 2006 is critically assessed by a former top official Counter-insurgency Afghanistan Central and South Asia

RUSI Journal: Britain's Afghanistan Deployment in 2006 16 Apr 2012
The policy-making process behind the Helmand deployment in 2006 holds pertinent lessons for Britain's strategy NATO International Institutions Afghanistan Central and South Asia

RUSI Newsbrief: The Political Economy of Afghan Stability 27 Mar 2012
The Western project in Afghanistan now heads into a drawn-out handover phase. But are the economic underpinnings of the Karzai regime sustainable? Counter-insurgency Afghanistan Central and South Asia

Analysis: Not Over Yet – The Bloody Battle for Helmand Continues 9 Mar 2012
The death of six British servicemen, pushing British deaths in Afghanistan over 400, is a sober reminder that the Helmand campaign is still far from over. Leaders, both military and civilian, still have to overcome serious challenges if there is to be a peaceful transition in 2014. Counter-insurgency Afghanistan Central and South Asia

RUSI Journal: Not Lawrence, but Lawrance: Transition in Afghanistan and After 21 Feb 2012
As the Afghan wind-down continues, the T E Lawrence myth is not helpful: Sir Arthur Lawrance is a better example Land Forces History Afghanistan Central and South Asia

News: Urgent requirement to consider provision of security and stability in Afghanistan after 2014 drawdown 18 Jan 2012
Both India and the UK will likely make long-term funding commitments in Afghanistan beyond 2014, with the UK alone contributing some US$150 million annually for development and a further US$100 million for supporting the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) after the NATO drawdown, according to a new report published by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). India Central and South Asia Afghanistan

Analysis: Why has the Taliban opened an office in Qatar? 4 Jan 2012 by David Roberts
The Taliban’s establishment of an office in Doha suggests a progression towards the transition long sought after by the United States. The choice of Qatar further cements the Gulf state’s ambition to be a diplomatic powerhouse. Middle East and North Africa The Gulf Region Afghanistan Central and South Asia

Analysis: VIDEO: Perspectives for 2012 16 Dec 2011 by Professor Michael Clarke
RUSI Director General Professor Michael Clarke offers his defence and international security perspectives for the year ahead. International Institutions Global Security Issues Middle East and North Africa Pacific Europe Americas Afghanistan Central and South Asia

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