The Association of Japanese Institutes of Strategic Studies has been publishing weekly short op-eds about several international issues from a country perspective. Most of the time it seems to take a traditional view of security, from time to time some experts bring alternative views to the arena. The number 56, which title is the same of this post, was written by Kinichi Komano, ex-ambassador in Afghanistan, and highlights some of the challenges of a reconstruction program: the economic burden of the monopoly of violence, and the difficulty to make development plans take off. The solution: international community to shoulder the security problem, giving breath to the national government to do the rest. Sounds good but, easier said than done.