Fool's errands America's recent encounters with nation building

Title:

Author:

Dempsey, Gary.

ISBN:

9781935308072

9781597340434

9781281905321

Personal Author:

Dempsey, Gary.

Publication Information:

Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, c2001.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 224 p.)

Contents:

Fool's Errands: America's Recent Encounters with Nation Building; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Fool's Errands?; 2. Somalia: "If You Liked Beirut, You'll Love Mogadishu"; 3. Haiti: Voodoo Nation Building; 4. Bosnia: The Making of A Potemkin State; 5. Kosovo: False Peace, Futile Mission; 6. Conclusion: A Moratorium on Nation Building?; Notes; Index; Cato Institute; Back Cover.

Abstract:

In the decade following the end of the Cold War the United States undertook several nation-building missions around the globe, most of which have failed. We said we'd bring order to Somalia, but we left chaos. We went to Haiti to restore democracy, but left tyranny. We intervened in Kosovo to create a multiethnic democracy, but we may become embroiled in renewed strife and bloodshed. This extremely timely book cuts through the excuses and uncovers the causes of Washington's pattern of failure.

Subject Term:

Intervention (International law) -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.

Nation-building -- Case studies.

Developing countries -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Case studies.

United States -- Foreign relations -- 1993-2001 -- Case studies.

United States -- Foreign relations -- Developing countries -- Case studies.

Political Science.

History.

POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.

POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.

Außenpolitik.

Intervention.