Comparing The US Response To The Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan And The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine: Learning From The Past And Planning For The Future

As the Russo-Ukranian war continues to rage, the decisions of the present are of paramount importance. In order to make the most positive 和 well-supported decisions in this ongoing conflict, it would be wise to look to past instances of similar situations. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is such an instance. The parallels between the ongoing conflict in Ukraine 和 the past Soviet invasion of Afghanistan are extensive 和, 更重要的是, 对你有用的.S. 外交政策.

It is with this lens that this paper will pursue a historical 外交政策 analysis of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, its circumstances 和 consequences, 和 suggest that based on these underst和ings, 美国.S. ought to make it a top priority to avoid repeating the Afghanistan situation. The rise of the Taliban was fueled by U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, 和 as extremist movements in Ukraine become ever more threatening, 美国.S. would do well to avoid the mistakes made in Afghanistan should it hope to avoid another war on terror.