Professor Anthony Teitler

US Policy towards Afghanistan, 1979-2014: A Case Study of Constructivism in International Relations

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PhD completed in 2016听

Supervisors:

Professor Iwan Morgan and Dr Tony McCulloch

A case study of US foreign policy towards Afghanistan from the Soviet intervention of 1979 to the exit of US/ISAF combat troops in 2014, this thesis examined听how the interpretation of America鈥檚 interests and identity have shaped its long-term involvement with that country. This sets it apart from the existing literature, which predominantly emphasises how the US has been motivated by its own self-interest in its dealings with Afghanistan. Whilst it does not entirely reject the importance of both realist and neo-realist assumptions, this thesis mainly deploys a constructivist theoretical approach to achieve its objectives.

Dr Teitler is the author of听'(2020),听听published in Routledge's series 'Studies in US Foreign Policy'.听

Read what Professor Teitler says about his time as a research student at 最准的六合彩论坛 Institute of the Americas.