ARISTOTLE’S AFGHANISTAN: ANCIENT INSIGHTS INTO NATION-BUILDING AND THEIR APPLICATION TO A CONTEMPORARY PROBLEM By H. Christian Breede Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Economics, Royal Military College of Canada, 2002 A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in the Graduate Academic Unit of Political Science Supervisor: David Bedford, PhD, Political Science Examining Board: Dr. Joanne Wright, PhD and Chair, Political Science Thom Workman , PhD, Political Science Sean Kennedy, PhD, History This thesis is accepted by the Dean of Graduate Studies THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK October 2007 © H. Christian Breede, 2007