{"product_id":"2940148397366","title":"OVERCOMING THE OBSTACLES TO ESTABLISHING A DEMOCRATIC STATE IN AFGHANISTAN","description":"After the Taliban regime was driven out of Afghanistan in late 2001, the United States\u003cbr\u003eand other members of the international community undertook efforts to establish and\u003cbr\u003estabilize a liberal democratic form of government in that country. Such an undertaking\u003cbr\u003eis a monumental task, fraught with many obstacles and challenges. This paper looks\u003cbr\u003eat several of the obstacles to democracy in Afghanistan, to include the absence of a\u003cbr\u003edemocratic history and tradition, an endemic culture of corruption, a pervasive narcotics\u003cbr\u003etrade and drug trafficking problem, tribalism and ethnic divides among the population,\u003cbr\u003eand finally the lack of support or assistance from neighboring Pakistan. The author\u003cbr\u003eproposes five possible strategies and adjustments to current efforts by the international\u003cbr\u003ecommunity, led by the United States and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).\u003cbr\u003eIf these strategies are adopted, the environment in Afghanistan will be more secure,\u003cbr\u003ethe government more stable, and liberal democracy will have a much greater chance of\u003cbr\u003etaking hold and flourishing. Afghanistan and this region of the world will also be less\u003cbr\u003elikely to harbor terrorist operations and organizations such as al-Qaeda and the Taliban\u003cbr\u003eto threaten the democratic nations of the world.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084153405680,"sku":"2940148397366","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148397366_p0.jpg?v=1763702389","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148397366","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}