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ROBERT ALBRO

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A New Conversation about Military Approaches to Culture

A recent article in the New York Times Book Review surveys new anthropological writing on Afghanistan, with an eye to contrasting this with ongoing U. S. military efforts to carry out effective culturally-informed counterinsurgency in that country. The reviewer wants to underscore the considerable challenges the U. S. — or any military — faces when […]

Posted in Culture and the Securityscape Tagged Anthropology, Counterinsurgency, Culture, Humanitarian, Military Leave a comment

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