He comes at the topic from a local angle, examining historical, geographical and cultural factors, describing how Afghanistan, which was fought over by Russia and Britain in the late 19th century, once again got caught up in great power competition during the late 20th century.
他以「在地人」的觀點，從歷史、地理、文化等各個面向，來「描述阿富汗如何從十九世紀英俄強權角力中存活下來，又如何在二十世紀末捲入新一波的強大競逐中。」