When the Euro was introduced, many analysts predicted that centralizing monetary policy over such an economically diverse area would make the common currency unsustainable. Were they right?
Regardless of what does or doesn’t happen on the ground as a result of this week’s resolutions and deliberations, only Israel and the United States will lose out. It didn’t have to be this way.
Long-term success in Afghanistan requires a shift in focus from clearing the ground to domestic institution-building and regional relationship management.
