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Then, the damage caused by the decision to invade Iraq cannot be understated as troops, funds, and resources were diverted from Afghanistan which enabled the rise of warlords, allowed the rearming and resurgence of the Taliban and the delay of critical reconstruction projects, as Rummy and the DOD took over "state-building".

Michael Hughes: Bush Created A No-Win Situation in Afghanistan for Obama Michael Hughes 2010

Then, the damage caused by the decision to invade Iraq cannot be understated as troops, funds, and resources were diverted from Afghanistan which enabled the rise of warlords, allowed the rearming and resurgence of the Taliban and the delay of critical reconstruction projects, as Rummy and the DOD took over "state-building".

Michael Hughes: Bush Created A No-Win Situation in Afghanistan for Obama Michael Hughes 2010

If they do, the ten southern states of Sudan will become Africa's newest nation, with enormous state-building challenges ahead.

Jehanne Henry: As Sudan Referendum Nears, Northerners Brace for Backlash Jehanne Henry 2011

Mr. Dodik has emerged over the past four years as this fractured nation's strongest politician, dominating its political agenda and blocking international efforts at state-building.

Bosnian Serb Leader Damps Hopes of Post-Vote Accord Marc Champion 2010

They have meandered CNN from marginalizing the Taliban to state-building, to counterinsurgency, to counterterrorism, to -- most recently -- reconciliation and negotiation with the Taliban.

Jayshree Bajoria: Ten Years of Afghan War Jayshree Bajoria 2011

If they do, the ten southern states of Sudan will become Africa's newest nation, with enormous state-building challenges ahead.

Jehanne Henry: As Sudan Referendum Nears, Northerners Brace for Backlash Jehanne Henry 2011

As Mideast scholar Hussein Ibish has noted, Palestinians had hoped that a convergence of bottom-up state-building and top-down diplomacy, led by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, would be the key to independence.

Bradley Burston: Ten Reasons Palestine Is Right to Bring its Case to the UN Bradley Burston 2011

Left on its own, the state-building plan has been little more than a development project under occupation.

Bradley Burston: Ten Reasons Palestine Is Right to Bring its Case to the UN Bradley Burston 2011

Forget about state-building or counterinsurgency, he implies, which remains “the irresistible illusion.”

Man Versus Afghanistan 2010

It is his firm belief that all conflicts can be solved, and his current main tasks deal with conflict resolution, peace-building and state-building.

Martti Ahtisaari - Biography 2009