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Rory Stewart: Tijd om de oorlog in Afghanistan te beëindigen

Filmed Jul 2011 • Posted Jul 2011TEDGlobal 2011
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Brits parlementslid Rory Stewart liep na 9/11 door Afghanistan en sprak met burgers en met militaire leiders. Nu, tien jaar later, vraagt hij: Waarom zijn westerse en coalitiestrijdkrachten er nog steeds aan het vechten? Hij trekt lessen uit succesvolle interventies uit het verleden -- Bosnië bijvoorbeeld -- en laat zien dat bescheidenheid en plaatselijke expertise de sleutels zijn tot succes.

Rory Stewart -- a perpetual pedestrian, a diplomat, an adventurer and an author -- is the member of British Parliament for Penrith and the Border. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Axel Saffran
Reviewed by Kevin Keyaert
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