Understanding Warlordism

The purpose of this thesis is to understand warlordism, and in particular, the warlord environment in Afghanistan. Weak central authority in the state of Afghanistan has been a political tradition due largely to a patronage system of governance. This weak political structure allows warlord milita...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hwang, Benjamin E.
Other Authors: O'Connell, Robert
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/3592