Strategies for a non-combat mission

Published October 28, 2009

In a riveting presentation at the University of Ottawa earlier this month on how the US and NATO may be in danger of losing the war in Afghanistan, a former adviser to three presidents, including Barack Obama, gave a stunning piece of advice on Canada's role after its combat mission ends in 2011.

Bruce Riedel suggested that if Canada helped Pakistani towns build and sustain sufficient electricity generation capabilities, it would...