policy
Afghan strategy +smart power,
USAID Green’s first trip, Egypt exit?
Written by Liz Schrayer, USGLC
AFGHAN SMART POWER. While
the Admin-
istration’s new strategy announced
last week was largely focused on a
modest military surge in Afghanistan,
the president included a reference to
non-military tools in his address:
“Another fundamental pillar of our
new strategy is the integration of all
instruments of American power –
diplomatic, economic, and military –
toward a successful outcome.”
-- The integration of the “3Ds” –
development, diplomacy, and de-
fense – has long been a cornerstone
of Secretary of Defense Mattis’ na-
tional security mantra – so it was
nice to hear a POTUS shout-out.
-- It’s worth noting that the speech
carried a few contradictions: the
brief references to economic tools
was largely around sanctions – and
as former Ambassador Nick Burns
said, the speech offered “scant at-
tention to diplomacy and diplo-
mats” and “will take more than
generals to succeed.”
BOMBS VS. BOOKS? The day after the presi-
dent’s speech, Secretary of State Rex
Tillerson set up a stark contrast to
38 iF Magazine | October 2017
Appropriations leader Senator Lind-
-- Retired Army officer, John Nagl,
sey Graham at an unusual press con-
who literally wrote the field manu-
ference. Explaining the new Afghan
al on c