If Reconciliation Fails in Afghanistan, What’s Plan B?

In Washington, it’s a term that sends shivers down policymakers’ spines — often invoked to describe an unknown or undesirable alternative to a policy that is problematic and often overly idealistic, yet that officials nonetheless desperately want to succeed. In 2007, soon after U.S. authorities had announced a high-stakes troop surge in Iraq, a group … Continue reading If Reconciliation Fails in Afghanistan, What’s Plan B?