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Why the European Union Failed in Afghanistan - by Oz Hassan
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Highlights
- The return of the Taliban has undermined EU external action, reversed twenty years of state-building efforts and represents the most significant failure of EU foreign policy to date.
- About the Author: Oz Hassan is Reader in National Security at the University of Warwick.
- 272 Pages
- Political Science, International Relations
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Book Synopsis
The return of the Taliban has undermined EU external action, reversed twenty years of state-building efforts and represents the most significant failure of EU foreign policy to date.
Drawing on over 100 hours of interviews with key actors and an in-depth examination of the EU's state-building efforts, this book offers unparalleled insights into the complex interplay between transatlantic relations and the resurgence of the Taliban. It critically evaluates the EU's strategies, advocating for a nuanced, historically informed approach to international relations.
Indispensable for academics, policy makers and anyone vested in the intricacies of foreign interventions in an ever-complex global environment.
Review Quotes
"It is not just NATO and the United States that crashed and burned so disastrously in Afghanistan. So too did the European Union, as Oz Hassan demonstrates in his searching and unsettling discussion of possibly its most significant - but least discussed - foreign policy failure of the last 20 years. A must-read for all those who believe that in our increasingly dangerous world, the EU still has a critical part to play." Michael Cox, Emeritus Professor of International Relations and Founding Director of LSE IDEAS
About the Author
Oz Hassan is Reader in National Security at the University of Warwick. He authored the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs study on Afghanistan and is a recipient of the Middle East Policy Council 40 Under 40 award.