In a recent column for the New York Times, Nicholas D. Kristof argues that education tools are more likely to bring stability to Afghanistan than military tools.
His opinion jells with that of Harvard economics professor Edward L. Glaeser, who explains how education leads to democracy:
The ability of education to predict the durability of democracy is well illustrated by the paths of former Communist bloc countries. Initially well-educated places, like the Czech Republic and Poland, have managed to transition toward being well-governed republics. Poorly educated places have not.