Accession Number:

AD1018375

Title:

Achieving Democracy in Afghanistan Doesn't Require a Western-Style Democracy

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Air Command and Staff College Maxwell Air Force Base United States

Personal Author(s):

• Broam,John B.

Report Date:

2010-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

The West persists in advocating a democracy ill-suited for the Afghan people. The West should ask the following question How may we assist the Afghan people in adopting a form of governance most consistent with their culture and current economic conditions to allow for effective control of Afghanistan This essay discusses the cultural justification for more suitable governance, the importance of perceived governmental legitimacy by the Afghan people, and exposes obvious failings of the current attempt to implement a Western-style democracy within Afghanistan.

Descriptors:

• national governments
• peacekeeping
• Afghanistan
• democracy
• employment
• market economy
• international relations
• united states government
• community relations
• government (foreign)

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE