%0 Journal Article %T Multilateralism and Trans Atlantic Relationship in Afghanistan %J Strategic Studies Quarterly %I Research Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS) %Z 1735-0727 %A Nooralivand, Yaser %A Khalilipour Roknabadi, Ali %D 2011 %\ 06/01/2011 %V 14 %N 51 %P 175-200 %! Multilateralism and Trans Atlantic Relationship in Afghanistan %K Unilateralism %K Multilateralism %K Security Strategy %K Terrorism %K Trans-Atlantic Relationship %K Afghanistan %R %X This paper intends to answer the question that what the election of President Obama and the new multilateral policy have resulted inAfghanistan. The answer is that this policy has brought the transatlantic views more closely to each other and led them to more joint actions and cooperation. On the other hand, the effective multilateralism will get success only if the Europeans invest more on hard power and theUSto be committed to pay more attention on soft power.   %U https://quarterly.risstudies.org/article_866_5dca55c3f2dd41f7bb9bf141cc331280.pdf