Author profile: Immanuel Wallerstein

Immanuel Wallerstein is a sociologist and is the former head of the Fernand Braudel Center for for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems and Civilizations.

Afghanistan: Heads You Lose, Tails You Lose

Immanuel Wallerstein • Nov 2 2009 • Articles

The war in Afghanistan is a war in which whatever the United States does now, or that President Obama does now, both the United States and Obama will lose. The country and its president are in a situation of perfect lockjaw.

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