Strategic Shortfall : the Somalia Syndrome and the March to 9/11.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, this book argues, it was not the 9/11 attacks that transformed the international security environment. Instead, it was "Somali Syndrome," an aversion to intervening in failed states that began in the wake of the1993 U.S./UN action in Somalia. The botched ra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patman, Robert G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2010.
Temas:
Since 1989
Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993 > Influence.
Somalia Affair, 1992-1997 > Influence.
Security, International.
National security > United States.
Opération Rendre l'espoir, 1992-1993 > Influence.
Affaire somalienne, Canada, 1992-1997 > Influence.
Diplomatic relations
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Military policy
National security
Security, International
United States > Military policy.
United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1989-
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Contrary to conventional wisdom, this book argues, it was not the 9/11 attacks that transformed the international security environment. Instead, it was "Somali Syndrome," an aversion to intervening in failed states that began in the wake of the1993 U.S./UN action in Somalia. The botched raid precipitated America's strategic retreat from its post-Cold War experiment at partnership with the UN in nation-building and peace enforcement and engendered U.S. paralysis in the face of genocide in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. The ensuing international security vacuum emboldened al-Qaeda to emer.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (205 pages)
ISBN:9781573567268
1573567264

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