America's Role in Nation-Building : From Germany to Iraq.
Title:
America's Role in Nation-Building : From Germany to Iraq.
Author:
Dobbins, James.
ISBN:
9780833034861
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (281 pages)
Contents:
COVER -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES AND TABLE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Chapter One - INTRODUCTION -- Chapter Two - GERMANY -- CHALLENGES -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL ROLES -- Military -- Civil and Economic -- WHAT HAPPENED -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- LESSONS LEARNED -- Chapter Three - JAPAN -- CHALLENGES -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL ROLES -- Military -- Civil and Economic -- WHAT HAPPENED -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- LESSONS LEARNED -- Chapter Four - SOMALIA -- CHALLENGES -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL ROLES -- Military -- Civil and Economic -- WHAT HAPPENED -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- LESSONS LEARNED -- Chapter Five - HAITI -- CHALLENGES -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration and Democratization -- Reconstruction -- THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL ROLES -- Military -- Civil and Economic -- WHAT HAPPENED -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration and Democratization -- Reconstruction -- LESSONS LEARNED -- Chapter Six - BOSNIA -- CHALLENGES -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL ROLES -- Military -- Civil and Economic -- WHAT HAPPENED -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- LESSONS LEARNED -- Chapter Seven - KOSOVO -- CHALLENGES -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Reconstruction.
THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL ROLES -- Military -- Civil and Economic -- WHAT HAPPENED -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- LESSONS LEARNED -- Chapter Eight - AFGHANISTAN -- CHALLENGES -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL ROLES -- Military -- Civil and Economic -- WHAT HAPPENED -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Democratization -- Reconstruction -- LESSONS LEARNED -- Chapter Nine - LESSONS LEARNED -- MILITARY PRESENCE OVER TIME -- INTERNATIONAL POLICE PRESENCE OVER TIME -- POSTCONFLICT COMBAT-RELATED DEATHS -- TIMING OF ELECTIONS -- REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS -- INITIAL EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE -- EXTERNAL PER CAPITA ASSISTANCE -- EXTERNAL PER CAPITA ASSISTANCE -- CHANGES IN PER CAPITA GDP -- CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS -- Burden-Sharing Versus Unity of Command -- Duration -- Conclusions -- Chapter Ten - IRAQ -- CHALLENGES -- Meeting the Challenges -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Reconstruction -- BEST-PRACTICE INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY RESPONSES -- Security -- Humanitarian -- Civil Administration -- Reconstruction -- PROGRESS TO DATE -- Appendix: NATION-BUILDING IN IRAQ:IRAQ CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS.
Abstract:
The post-World War II occupations of Germany and Japan set standards for postconflict nation-building that have not since been matched. Only in recent years has the United States has felt the need to participate in similar transformations, but it is now facing one of the most challenging prospects since the 1940s: Iraq. The authors review seven case studies--Germany, Japan, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan--and seek lessons about what worked well and what did not. Then, they examine the Iraq situation in light of these lessons. Success in Iraq will require an extensive commitment of financial, military, and political resources for a long time. The United States cannot afford to contemplate early exit strategies and cannot afford to leave the job half completed.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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