Cornwallis XV: Analysis for the Future of Afghanistan

The Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Cornwallis Group will be held in cooperation with the Center For Complex Operations (http://www.ccoportal.org), Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University in Washington, D.C. The theme this year is Analysis For The Future of Afghanistan. Given that this is the 15th year of the workshop, we are taking an excursion and changing the program to reflect the critical need for this analysis.

For the last fourteen years the Cornwallis Group has been studying various aspects of the interface between the military and civilian actors in Peace and Stability interventions. From Cambodia, Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina of the early 90’s through to the current complex operations in the Sudan, Congo, and Middle East not to mention the coalition and NATO operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. These operations are different from those that had previously been studied in that they rely on the local society’s consent and assistance more than the purely combat operations envisioned during the cold war. U.S. and NATO military doctrine are reacting to this need to interact with the people in an area in an ever increasing way. The current US, UN and NATO operations in Afghanistan are on the cusp – this is the focus of our governments, and therefore we propose that Afghanistan be the focus of this coming workshop.

We have chosen the wording of the theme for this workshop with care. We are looking at the future of the country, not simply the current status of security and nation building. Papers for this workshop should look at how the complex of current activities and international interventions can blend with the activities of the government and society of Afghanistan in all the interlocking military and civilian domains of Social Well Being, Security, Governance, Rule of Law and Economic/Infrastructure Development. This is the Cornwallis workshop – so we are looking for analytic approaches to understanding as well as to operational descriptions of the issues. We are especially interested in papers submitted by Afghans and experienced multi-agency operators that discuss the interaction of the externally supported activities with the internal goals of the country of Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the Cornwallis Group cannot subsidize travel or expenses.

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