America's role in nation-building : from Germany to Iraq

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Label

America's role in nation-building : from Germany to Iraq

Title remainder

from Germany to Iraq

Statement of responsibility

James Dobbins ... [et al.]

Contributor

• Dobbins, James, 1942-
• Dobbins, James, 1942-

Subject

• Intervention (International law) -- Case studies
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989 -- Case studies
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989- -- Case studies
• United States -- Military policy -- Case studies

Genre

• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

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

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Dewey number

327.73/009/045

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

E840

LC item number

.A6215 2003eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography