In Building Nations, Establish Security, Then Democracy.

POLITICAL doctrines; UNITED Nations; NORTH Atlantic Treaty Organization; ARMIES; POLITICAL change

EUROPE; UNITED States; AFGHANISTAN

Focuses on the efforts of the U.S. and its European allies to establish security and democracy in Afghanistan. Actions taken by the United Nations to enforce peace and help build liberal-democratic societies; Collaboration between the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to train a new Afghan National Army; Background on the lack of political will and resources in liberal-democratic states to enforce political change in foreign societies.