| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 225 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction / William J. Lahneman -- Perspectives on civil violence : a review of current thinking / John Steinbruner and Jason Forrester -- Somalia : intervention in internal conflict / David D. Laitin -- Intervention in internal conflict : the case of Bosnia / Steven L. Burg -- Intervention in internal conflict : the case of Rwanda / Gilbert M. Khadiagala -- Foreign interventions in Cambodia, 1806-2003 / David Chandler -- Sustaining peace in war-torn societies : lessons from the Haitian experience / Chetan Kumar -- Intervention in Sierra Leone / Kwaku Nuamah and I. William Zartman -- Intervention in East Timor / Eric Schwartz -- Military intervention : lessons for the twenty-first century / William J. Lahneman |
| Summary |
Internal conflict continues to be the most common form of organized violence, most often occurring in a so-called 'arc of instability' comprised of Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. The misery and death caused by these conflicts, with helpless civilians often victims, has resulted in states and coalitions of states intervening militarily to stop the bloodshed, giving rise to many difficult issues. When should states perform military intervention? How should it be conducted? Is intervention a tactic that can be executed exclusive of other considerations or must it be part of a wider strategy? What makes it a success? And when can occupying troops return home? This volume strives to answer these questions by comparing and contrasting both the theory and practice of military intervention. It thoroughly reviews the literature and derives a set of guidelines for initiating, conducting, and terminating this complex undertaking. It then evaluates the validity of these guidelines by analyzing the recent cases of Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Haiti, Cambodia, East Timor, and Sierra Leone. The volume concludes with lessons on the why, when, and how of conducting a military intervention and offers recommendations for Afghanistan and Iraq |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209), and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Humanitarian intervention -- Case studies
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Peacekeeping forces -- Case studies
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LAW -- International.
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Humanitarian intervention
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Peacekeeping forces
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Humanitäre Intervention
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Friedensmission
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Fallstudiensammlung.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003024888 |
| ISBN |
9781461609247 |
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1461609240 |
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1299136044 |
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9781299136045 |
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