Inescapable entrapments? : the civil-military decision paths to Uruzgan and Helmand /

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Military involvement in foreign policy decision-making, and its role as a driving force in that process, has long been anathema to both academic and practitioner circles. Without wanting to pursue the quest for principles or ultimate predictions this study looks specifically into the role of the mil...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mantas, Mirjam Grandia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Leiden] : Leiden University Pess, 2021.
Subjects:
Civil-military relations > Great Britain.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > Grande-Bretagne.
HISTORY / General
Civil-military relations
Diplomatic relations
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Afghanistan.
Military assistance, British > Afghanistan.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Afghānistān.
Afghanistan
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The Script and Its Cast
  • 2. Civil-Military Decision-makers within Their Theoretical Context
  • 3. The Analytical Prism
  • 4. The context: From Regime Change, to Peace Building, to Countering Insurgents: Stabilising Afghanistan
  • 5. Case Study: The Decision Path to Uruzgan
  • 6. Case Study: The Decision Path to Helmand
  • 7. Cross-Case Analysis: A Powerful Idea Meets a Window of Opportunity
  • 8. Findings Inescapable Entrapments: Informal Action Channels, and Path-Dependent Reasoning
  • 9. Avenues for Future Research: Bridging the Theory-Practice Nexus in Strategic Studies.

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