America in Afghanistan: foreign policy and decision making from Bush to Obama to Trump 9781784539986, 1784539988

Table of contents :
IntroductionPart 1. BUSH'S 'GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR' IN AFGHANISTAN, 2001-20081. The Intervention Decision at the Initiation Stage2. The Intervention and Counterterrorism Decisions at the Formulation Stage, September 2001-February 20023. An Insider's Insight into Bush's War Cabinet4. The Counterterrorism Strategy at the Implementation Stage, 2002-20085. The Counterterrorism Strategy at the Evaluation Stage and Bush's Tilt towards a Counter-insurgency Strategy, 2007-2008Part 2. OBAMA'S WAR OF 'COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM' IN AFGHANISTAN, 2009-20176. The Surge Decision at the Initiation Phase7. An Insider's Insight into Obama's War Cabinet8. The Surge Decision at the Formulation Phase, September-December 20099. The Surge Decision at the Implementation Phase, January 2010-June 201110. The Surge Decision at the Evaluation Phase and Obama's Formulation of the Withdrawal Decision, June 201111. The Withdrawal Strategy at the Implementation Phase and Obama's Final Policy Alterations, July 2011-December 2016Part 3. TRUMP'S WAR AGAINST 'RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISM' IN AFGHANISTAN, 2016-201812. An Insider's Insight into President Trump and his Administration13. Trump's South Asia Strategy in Afghanistan at the Initiation, Formulation and Implementation Phases, 2016-2018ConclusionBibliographyNotesIndex

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