Military-Civilian Interactions

Informationen zum Autor Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science and director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Klappentext Is it possible and worthwhile to use the military in conjunction with humanitarian action to thwart violence and mitigate civilian suffering? This timely book seeks to answer this question by looking at the contemporary context and history of military-civilian interactions, developing a framework for assessing military costs and civilian benefits, and examinng in depth seven prominent cases from the 1990s_Northern Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Haiti, East Timor, and Kosovo. In the wake of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq after September 11, it further examines how multilateral military operations could expand or contract in the future to the benefit or peril of affected populations. Looks at the contemporary context and history of military-civilian interactions, developing a framework for assessing military costs and civilian benefits, and examining in depth seven prominent cases from the 1990s.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Urquhart, Thomas Weiss, Thomas G Weiss, Thomas G. Weiss
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2004
• EAN: 9780742530171
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-3017-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 255 mm x 20 mm
• Series: New Millennium Books in International Studies; New Millennium Books in International Studies; New Millennium Books in Intern
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education