Review by Choice Review
The best treatment of the Afghan negotiations and one of the finest on the issue of Soviet involvement in Afghanistan. Scholars interested in the patterns of the negotiating process generally can ignore it at their peril. The analysis takes account of the various stages and the process of achieving a political settlement in Afghanistan, the role played by key personalities, the impact of the military situation, and the influence of external events and politics on the effort. This detailed and very rich study is replete with historical insights and an implicit sense of contributing to negotiating theory. With Khan's book, we now know as much about the issue of the Soviet withdrawal from an interested participant (a Pakistani diplomat who is a bit too partial at certain points to his own country's stance) as we are likely to need in the near future. It may well become a standard case study for international relations generally, and is highly recommended for upper-division undergradautes and their seniors in the field.-R. L. Moses, Carnegie-Mellon University
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Review by Choice Review
