Professor Sir Adam Roberts addresses Afghanistan security questions in House of Commons memorandum
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Evidence submitted by Prof. Adam Roberts was extensively cited by the House of Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affairs in its widely-noted report issued on 2 August 2009 entitled Global Security: Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In his memorandum submitted to the House of Commons Select Committee , Adam Roberts had explored the following issues:
What are the implications of wars in Afghanistan for international security - not only in the region but also more generally?
What have been the effects of previous wars in Afghanistan, particularly in the nineteenth century and in the Soviet period 1979-89, on regional and international security?
How should the almost continuous wars in Afghanistan since 1989 be characterized, and what have been the effects of their Pakistan dimension?
What have been the roles of the United Nations in the long-running Afghan crisis, including in its post 2001 post-conflict peace-building role and in assisting the return of refugees?
In the war since 2001, what problems have there been in fitting Western military doctrines, practices and institutions to Afghan realities? What has been the role of air power? How has NATO performed in this unanticipated commitment? Are counter-insurgency doctrines fit for purpose in Afghanistan? And how can progress be judged?
