Force and Strategy
	Outline
	Questions
	The Argument
	Argument (cont.)
	Afghanistan: The Graveyard of Empires
	Unfinished Business from OEF
	Unfinished Business from OEF (cont.)
	Major Factions and Leaders in Afghanistan
	Major Militant/Terrorist Groups
	Weakness of Post-Taliban Afghan Central Govt.
	Major Security Related Indicators in Afghanistan
	Deteriorating Security 2007-08
	Deteriorating Security (cont.)
	Core Objective of al Qaeda and its Pakistani and Afghani Allies
	The Afghanistan-Pakistan Frontier
	Fragmentation of Pashtuns
	Why have FATA, NWFP, and border become Taliban/al Qaeda Sanctuary?
	A Way Forward?

• U.S. Nuclear Doctrine and Force Posture (1991-present)
• Privitization of Military Forces and Functions
• Rise of China and the Future of the Balance-of-power in Asia
• Ethnic/Sectarian Civil Wars and Criteria for Military Intervention
• Dynamics of Coercion: Credibility, Capability, and 1930s Appeasement Crises