Rethinking Civilian Assistance in Afghanistan
06.24.2011 at 03:59pm
Rethinking Civilian Assistance in Afghanistan, New York Times op-ed by Desaix Myers. BLUF: “The job of helping Afghans build a state with functioning public services and institutions answering to an engaged civil society is plenty hard. Pumping vast amounts of money quickly – $4 billion this year – through a corrupt and fragile government doesn’t make it easier. Nor do Washington’s expectations, micromanagement and sense of urgency.” Desaix Myers is a professor of national security studies at the National War College in Washington.
