{"product_id":"unwinnable-wars-adam-wunische-9781509554850","title":"Unwinnable Wars: Afghanistan and the Future of American Armed Statebuilding","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn nine short days, Taliban forces destroyed two decades of American armed statebuilding in Afghanistan. This was no isolated failure. Over the last century, almost every attempt to intervene militarily to prop up or reconstruct an allied state has seen similar dismal outcomes. Why? This book answers that fundamental question.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy exploring the factors that hindered success in Afghanistan, Adam Wunische identifies forces common to other unsuccessful U.S. armed statebuilding missions, from Vietnam to Syria, Haiti to Iraq. These forces, he argues, inherently favor insurgencies, forfeit sustainability for quick results, and create dependencies and corruption - all of which undermine the goal of building a state that can stand on its own. Not only that, but most of these forces are \u003ci\u003einescapable\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003euncontrollable\u003c\/i\u003e. This means any future attempts at armed statebuilding will likely also be unwinnable, with costs and consequences far outpacing America's interests and benefits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaced with a future likely dominated by proxy wars, Wunische offers a novel way forward to prevent the U.S. from chasing new wars that it is destined to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Wunische\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509554858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509554850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.11w x 0.42d","brand":"Adam Wunische","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491340185855,"sku":"9781509554850","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80acfba0-d76c-43a5-bc5a-4ec6e5aa8764.jpg?v=1699450662","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unwinnable-wars-adam-wunische-9781509554850","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}