| Description |
xvi, 364 pages : maps ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Ohio University research in international studies, Global and comparative studies series ; no. 4 |
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Research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; no. 4
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Intervention reconsidered -- Ch. 2. Theoretical foundations -- Ch. 3. Lessons in failure : intervention in Somalia -- Ch. 4. One step forward? : intervention in Haiti -- Ch. 5. The ongoing struggle : intervention in Bosnia -- Ch. 6. ECOWAS, the UN, and Sierra Leone -- Ch. 7. Pushing the envelope in Kosovo -- Ch. 8. Conclusions |
| Summary |
"For hundreds of years military intervention in another country was considered taboo and prohibited by international law. Since 1992, intervention has often been described as an international responsibility, and efforts have been made to give it legal justification. This extraordinary change in perceptions has taken place in the space of only a decade." |
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"Military Intervention after the Cold War: The Evolution of Theory and Practice explores how and why this change took place, looking at how both ideas and actions changed in the post-Cold War period to make military intervention a tool of international security and a defining characteristic of the international system. Although intervention is often touted as a strategy to rebuild collapsed states, successful interventions are rare. Andrea Kathryn Talentino argues that standards of human rights and responsible governance have become part of the definition of international security. She addresses questions that are vital in the post-9/11 world, where weak and collapsed states are recognized as permissive and at times supportive environments for criminal actors." |
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"The specter of terrorism has further emphasized the need to understand why military intervention is undertaken and how it could be more effective. Scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, and readers interested in understanding global interdependence will find Military Intervention After the Cold War an indispensable book."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 343-356 |
| Subject |
Intervention (International law) -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| LC no. |
2005025342 |
| ISBN |
0896802450 paperback |
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