Military intervention : cases in context for the twenty-first century /

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Author / Creator:	Lahneman, William J., 1952-
Imprint:	Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 225 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Humanitarian intervention -- Case studies. Peacekeeping forces -- Case studies. Humanitarian intervention. Peacekeeping forces. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11404278

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Varying Form of Title:	Cases in context for the twenty-first century
ISBN:	9781461609247 1461609240 0742529509 9780742529502 0742529517 9780742529519 1299136044 9781299136045
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209), and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	0-7425-2950-9 0-7425-2951-7

Table of 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.

Military intervention : cases in context for the twenty-first century /

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