Julian Lindley-French: Citius, Altius, Fortius? Afghanistan, NATO 2030 and the 2022 Strategic Concept
Citius, altius, fortius? In April 2008, I was despatched to write a high-level report entitled “Afghanistan: The Way Ahead in the South”. The report remains confidential but its final two sentences were prophetic. “Some countries forgive mediocrity. Afghanistan is no such country”. The defeat in