Obama's Afghan arm-twisting : weakening Karzai to give him strength?
The Obama administration's public criticism of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in recent weeks has spareked a great deal of speculation that it is looking to back an alternative candidate in Afghanistan's upcoming elections. However this move may be part of a diplomatic strategy to both spu...
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| Format: | Commentary |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101735 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6083 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The Obama administration's public criticism of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in recent weeks has spareked a great deal of speculation that it is looking to back an alternative candidate in Afghanistan's upcoming elections. However this move may be part of a diplomatic strategy to both spur Karzai into making uncomfortable political changes while simultaneously giving him the distance to re-generate his image. |
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