THE NATO STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN DURING OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. THE MILITARY ASPECT’S EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION

This article provides an analysis of the situation in Afghanistan during the Obama administration functioning in 2009-2013. The authors assess the effectiveness of the military aspect in Obama’s strategy by using two methods: quantitative event-analysis and regression analysis. In drawing conclusion...

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Main Authors: A. S. Teteryuk, Y. A. Chizhevsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jurist, Publishing Group 2015-07-01
Series:Сравнительная политика
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Online Access:https://comparativepolitics.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/195
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Summary:This article provides an analysis of the situation in Afghanistan during the Obama administration functioning in 2009-2013. The authors assess the effectiveness of the military aspect in Obama’s strategy by using two methods: quantitative event-analysis and regression analysis. In drawing conclusions, the authors used their own empirical database. The article suggests and justifi es the thesis that there is no seasonality in opposition forces’ actions. Besides, the authors use quantitative methods to assess the effectiveness of the military aspect of the NATO strategy and reveal several unconventional tendencies of the Afghan confl ict.
ISSN:2221-3279
2412-4990