The paper delves into the Afghanistan crisis in a regional perspective. It frames the regional and international influences in the country emphasizing the interdependence between global and regional interferences. It argues that regional actors tend to gain more freedom of action in Afghan affairs when global actors – empires or superpowers – disengage from the country. Conversely, when global powers are intervening (as during the Great Game, the Soviet occupation or the US intervention since 2001), regional actors lose their sway. Accordingly, the paper investigates the recent crisis in Afghanistan identifying three phases starting from the US mission launched in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks: the G.W. Bush approach to the military campaign in Afghanistan (2001-2008); the Af-Pak Strategy implemented by the Obama administration (2009-2014); the years of international withdrawal (2015-2019). For each period, the analysis underlines the activism of regional actors in Afghanistan and how it becomes prominent when the global power tends to disengage.

La crisi in Afghanistan: l’intervento militare e il recente disimpegno internazionale in una prospettiva regionale / A. Carati (EURASIATICA). - In: Monitoring Central Asia and the Caspian Area : Development Policies, Regional Trends, and Italian Interests / [a cura di] C. Frappi, F. Indeo. - Prima edizione. - [s.l] : Edizioni Ca' Foscari, 2019 Dec. - ISBN 9788869693779. - pp. 173-188

La crisi in Afghanistan: l’intervento militare e il recente disimpegno internazionale in una prospettiva regionale

A. Carati
2019

Abstract

The paper delves into the Afghanistan crisis in a regional perspective. It frames the regional and international influences in the country emphasizing the interdependence between global and regional interferences. It argues that regional actors tend to gain more freedom of action in Afghan affairs when global actors – empires or superpowers – disengage from the country. Conversely, when global powers are intervening (as during the Great Game, the Soviet occupation or the US intervention since 2001), regional actors lose their sway. Accordingly, the paper investigates the recent crisis in Afghanistan identifying three phases starting from the US mission launched in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks: the G.W. Bush approach to the military campaign in Afghanistan (2001-2008); the Af-Pak Strategy implemented by the Obama administration (2009-2014); the years of international withdrawal (2015-2019). For each period, the analysis underlines the activism of regional actors in Afghanistan and how it becomes prominent when the global power tends to disengage.
Afghanistan; Enduring Freedom; Nato-Isaf; regional influences in Afghanistan
Settore SPS/04 - Scienza Politica
dic-2019
https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/it/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-377-9/
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