American and Canadian Counterinsurgency Strategies in Afghanistan

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-18278-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 448 g

Reihe: Canada and International Affairs

The book aims to explain the factors that brought about a high degree of similarity between American and Canadian foreign and security policies during the Afghanistan intervention. Specifically, it seeks to explain why, despite their different positions in the international distribution of power, the United States and Canada embraced similar counterinsurgency (COIN) strategies from 2005/2006 to 2011. During this time, the United States and Canada fought against insurgent groups, sought to maintain stabilized areas by mentoring Afghan forces, and invested in infrastructure and governance. These goals, which corresponded to the ‘clear,’ ‘hold,’ and ‘build’ COIN components, entailed sending troops and civilian officials to a war zone and committing financial resources.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rodríguez, Federmán

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Countries with Different Material Capabilities Behaving Similarly.- 3. Unipolarity and Irregular Warfare: Assessing the Afghanistan Intervention’s Strategic Environment.- 4. American and Canadian Security Beliefs: Transitioning to Similar Foreign and Security Policies during the Afghanistan Intervention.- 5. Domestic Hurdles, Canadian and American Foreign Policy Executives(FPEs)’ Structural Autonomy and Resource-Extraction Capability.- 6. Conclusion: Unravelling the Research Puzzle.

Über Autor(innen)

Federman Rodriguez is Assistant Professor of the Faculty of International Relations, Political and Urban Studies at Rosario University, Bogotá, Colombia.