Afghanistan's Insurgency and the Viability of a Political Settlement

TY - JOUR

T1 - Afghanistan's Insurgency and the Viability of a Political Settlement

AU - Barakat, Sultan

AU - Zyck, Steven A.

PY - 2010/3

Y1 - 2010/3

N2 - The international intervention in Afghanistan has contributed to entrenched state weakness and rising insecurity. Despite increased references to the need for reconciliation with the Taliban and a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, few specifics have been offered by academics or policymakers. Building on research into conflict resolution and an analysis of the composition and motivation of the insurgency, this article addresses this gap by asking whether conditions are currently oripeo for a negotiated settlement, how oripenesso may be achieved, and, once achieved, how a political settlement might best be pursued.

AB - The international intervention in Afghanistan has contributed to entrenched state weakness and rising insecurity. Despite increased references to the need for reconciliation with the Taliban and a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, few specifics have been offered by academics or policymakers. Building on research into conflict resolution and an analysis of the composition and motivation of the insurgency, this article addresses this gap by asking whether conditions are currently oripeo for a negotiated settlement, how oripenesso may be achieved, and, once achieved, how a political settlement might best be pursued.

KW - MEDIATION

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=76049120737&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/10576100903555804

DO - 10.1080/10576100903555804

M3 - Article

SN - 1057-610X

VL - 33

SP - 193

EP - 210

JO - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism

JF - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism

IS - 3

ER -