TY  - BOOK
AU  - Starr,S.Frederick
TI  - The key to success in Afghanistan : : a modern Silk Road strategy / 
T2  - (Silk Road papers series)
SN  - 9789185937837
AV  - Pamphlet DS371.4. S73 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Washington, D.C. : 
PB  - The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, 
KW  - Postwar reconstruction
KW  -  Afghanistan.
KW  - Trade routes
KW  -  Asia, Central
KW  -  Strategic aspects.
KW  - Economic stabilization
KW  - Infrastructure (Economics)
KW  - Roads
KW  - Railroads
KW  - Asia, Central
KW  -  Economic integration.
KW  - Afghanistan
KW  -  Commerce.
N1  - Abstract: One of the most promising ways forward for the U.S. and NATO in Afghanistan is to focus on removing the impediments to continental transport and trade across Afghanistan's territory. Many existing international initiatives from the Mediterranean to the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia are already bringing parts of this network into being. Absent is the overall prioritization, coordination, and risk management that will enable Afghanistan to emerge as a natural hub and transit point for roads, railroads, pipelines, and electric lines. America and its coalition partners can provide these missing ingredients. Opening the great channels of transport and trade will improve the lives of average Afghans, reinforce the military effort, and create a sustained income stream for the Afghan government. It will begin reaping these benefits with-in 18 to 24 months.; Contents: Executive summary—Overview—Transport initiatives to date—Argument for a highly visible and transformative transport-based strategy—What the United States should do now: an initiative to reconnect Afghanistan with east and west—Institutional steps to embrace and implement—Appendix.
ER  -