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After the war : nation-building from FDR to George W. Bush /

In recent decades, the United States' overwhelming military superiority has allowed it to 'overawe' or overrun adversaries with comparative ease. However, consolidating victory and preventing a renewal of conflict has usually taken more time, energy, and resources than originally fore...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Carnegie Corporation of New York
Otros Autores: Dobbins, James, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Security Research Division, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In recent decades, the United States' overwhelming military superiority has allowed it to 'overawe' or overrun adversaries with comparative ease. However, consolidating victory and preventing a renewal of conflict has usually taken more time, energy, and resources than originally foreseen. Few recent efforts of this sort can be regarded as unqualified successes, and one or two must be accounted as clear failures. Prior RAND research examined the factors that contribute to this success or failure, including the natures of the society being reformed and of the conflict being terminated, as well as the quality and quantity of the military and civil assets of external actors. This volume addresses the manner in which U.S. policy toward postconflict reconstruction has been created and implemented and the effect that these processes have had on mission outcomes. Through the lens of presidential decisionmaking style and administrative structure, from the post-World War II era through the Cold War, post-Cold War era, and current war on terrorism, it is both possible and necessary to reassess how these elements can work in favor of, as well as against, the nation-building goals of the U.S. government and military and those of its coalition partners and allies.
Notas:"Prepared for the Carnegie Corporation of New York."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxv, 152 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-152).
ISBN:9780833045560
0833045563