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Informationen zum Autor Ian Johnstone is Associate Professor of International Law at theFletcher School of Law and Diplomacy! Tufts University. He is also the Volume Editor of theAnnual Review of Global Peace Operations (while Visiting Scholar! Center on International Cooperation! New York University). Klappentext The post-9/11 environment! combined with difficulties faced in Iraq! has led to a significant policy shift in the Bush Administration! from initial disdain for peace operations! to new understanding of this important strategic instrument. This book focuses on peacekeeping operations. Zusammenfassung US enthusiasm for peace operations has fluctuated markedly in the post-Cold War era. This book considers current US peace operations policy from the perspective of fifteen years of fluctuating commitment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Overview 1. Introduction Ian Johnstone 2. Historical Perspective: Evolution of US Policy William Durch, Ed Luck and Tom Weiss Part 2: The Dimensions of Contemporary Peace Operations 3. Military: US Peace Support Operations Doctrine Victoria Holt, Michael O’Hanlon and John Ruggie 4. Police: Reform and the Demand for Constabulary Forces Robert Perito and Michael Diedzic 5. Civilian: The Challenges of Political and Economic Reconstruction Michael Doyle, Robert Orr and Michael Barnett Part 3: Regions/Cases 6. US and the Americas: From El Salvador to Haiti Theresa Whitfield, Ayaka Suzuki and Charles Call 7. US and NATO: From Bosnia to Afghanistan Bruce Jones, Richard Gowan and Elizabeth Cousens 8. US and Africa: From Somalia to Darfur John Prendergast and Sarjoh Bah Part 4: Conclusion 9. Future US Peace Operations Policy: Lessons from Iraq Nancy Soderberg, James Dobbins and Marina Ottoway