Der Tagesspiegel:

Wie tickt der Afghane? Wie der Iraker? Die USA sind überzeugt, dass man Kriege nicht allein militärisch gewinnen kann.

Via Michael Wald.

Peter Charles Choharis und James A. Gavrilis:

Why have the Taliban and their al Qaeda allies, who just a few years ago were reviled by the vast majority of Afghans for their brutality and fanaticism, grown in strength and popularity during nearly a decade of US and international assistance? More broadly, why has massive international development assistance in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere failed to defeat the grip of extremist ideologies among many people who have benefited from billions of dollars worth of aid? Is it even possible for international development aid to help defeat radical Islam and other ideologies hostile to the West and, if so, how?

Via Small Wars Journal.