Canada and NATO can Nudge Afghanistan Back onto the Right Track /

As of the writing of this paper, Secretary of Defense James Mattis has signed additional deployment orders for up to 3,500 U. S. troops, but little else has been disclosed about how the American approach to the 16-year-old conflict, and specifically the NATO-led Operation Resolute Support, will change. [...] Therefore, a country such as Canada – one engaged at all levels with the administration and with the special access afforded members of the Five Eyes community, is best positioned to be in the room, on behalf of NATO, as the strategy solidifies in the next couple of months. [...] Renaming the effort will signal to Trump that NATO believes in the fruits of the strategy development process. [...] Canada cannot achieve that Canada and NATO can Nudge Afghanistan Back onto the Right Track Page 2 by Lindsay Rodman September, 2017 Canada and NATO can Nudge Afghanistan Back onto the Right Track way forward without taking the first step of asking the tough questions that need answers. [...] Trump has already stated that the United States will expand its commitment, and through diplomacy alone Canada and NATO have the opportunity today to shape the mission for the better.