In the beginning there was a strategy. Before the beginning there was a problem. Before the problem there was the geography of what Master Sun called a “concourse” territory, That means a place that might not be important in itself, but it is right in the middle of pathways between multiple actors. Like it or not, when the elephants fight the grass suffers, and the people of Afghanistan have long been the grass.

Let us explore alternatives to the failed strategy of nation building AKA state building. This site is for discussions to illuminate all aspects of the topic, not for debates.