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Title:
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Obama's Afghan arm-twisting : weakening Karzai to give him strength?
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Author:
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Lorimore, Clint.; Clarke, Ryan.
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Copyright year:
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2009 |
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Abstract:
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The Obama administration's public criticism of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in recent weeks has spareked a great deal of speculation that it is looking to back an alternative candidate in Afghanistan's upcoming elections. However this move may be part of a diplomatic strategy to both spur Karzai into making uncomfortable political changes while simultaneously giving him the distance to re-generate his image. |
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Subject:
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DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science. |
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Type:
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Commentary |
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Series/ Journal Title:
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RSIS Commentaries ; 021/09 |
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School:
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S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies |