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Book SynopsisHeart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is a Palestinian doctor''s inspiring account of his extraordinary life, growing up in poverty but determined to treat his patients in Gaza and Israel regardless of their ethnic origin. A London University- and Harvard-trained Palestinian doctor who was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and who has devoted his life to medicine and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians'' (New York Times), Abuelaish is an infertility specialist who lives in Gaza but works in Israel. On the strip of land he calls home (where 1.5 million Gazan refugees are crammed into a few square miles) the Gaza doctor has been crossing the lines in the sand that divide Israelis and Palestinians for most of his life - as a physician who treats patients on both sides of the line, as a humanitarian who sees the need for improved health and education for women as the way forward in the Middle East. AnTrade Review'This story is a necessary lesson against hatred and revenge.' * Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate *'In this book, Doctor Abuelaish has expressed a remarkable commitment to forgiveness and reconciliation that describes the foundation for a permanent peace in the Holy Land.' * President Jimmy Carter *‘A remarkable study of compassion, and of daily life in the Gaza Strip' * Sunday Times *If there is to be peace in the Middle East, it will come through men and women of his giant moral stature and epic capacity for forgiveness. I urge everybody to read this wonderful book.' * Peter Oborne, Daily Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisIs it not better to take risks than die within from rot? Is it not better to change one’s life completely than to wait for the brain to set firmly and irreversibly in a way of life and one environment? I think it is ... taking risks, not for the sake of danger alone, but for the sake of growth, is more important than any security one can buy or inherit. – Charles HoustonIt was the failed summit attempt and a failed rescue in the Himalaya that brought Charles Houston MD fame and adulation in the mountaineering world. His leadership of the American K2 expedition of 1953 is still celebrated as the embodiment of all that is right and good in the mountains.Houston, a doctor from New England, became a leading authority in high altitude ailments and artificial heart research, advising the US government, military and academia. He made an unparalleled contribution to mountain medicine, building some of the first artificial heart prototypes in his garage and playing a key part in Kennedy’s 1960s Peace Corps initiatives in India.In Brotherhood of the Rope, Boardman Tasker Prize winning author Bernadette McDonald traces the development of an American hero. This is the biography of a well-heeled New England medical man who excelled at expedition leadership and whose experience in the mountains helped his research into high altitude medical matters during his long and varied career as a doctor. Houstons’s mountain adventures, the ups and downs of his varied medical career and the associated challenges of family life are related in a candid biography that touches on many aspects of twentieth-century affairs.Trade ReviewCharlie Houston achieved fame as both a physician and a mountain climber. His contributions to the medical profession and his expeditions to K2 and Nanda Devi are the outstanding highlights of his career. I know him as a person who radiates curiosity, joie de vivre and compassion, that characteristic described by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as “the foundation of our unity”. Charlie Houston is an extraordinary human being, whose life story will inspire all who read it. – Reinhold MessnerThe author’s extensive use of Charles Houston’s own spoken words makes the book serve as an oral as well as a written history. By the end, we feel as though we’ve taken part in a long, deeply affectionate and honest conversation between friends, who, like all good storytellers create a world that somehow seems richer – both brighter and darker – than our everyday life. – Katie Ives, Alpinist Magazine

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Book SynopsisGurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's visit to Sri Lanka during the civil war aimed to mediate peace between the LTTE and the government. "The Tiger's Pause" by Swami Virupaksha captures the country's turmoil and the quest for peace, highlighting the shared trauma of its people.

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Book SynopsisFor as long as there has been war, there have been demands for its elimination. The quest for world peace has excited and eluded political leaders, philosophers, religious elders, activists, and artists for millennia. With war on the rise once again, we rarely reflect on what world peace might look like; much less on how it might be achieved. World Peace aims to change all that and show that world peace is possible. Because the motives, rationales, and impulses that give rise to war - the quest for survival, enrichment, solidarity, and glory - are now better satisfied through peaceful means, war is an increasingly anachronistic practice, more likely to impoverish and harm us humans than satisfy and protect us. This book shows that we already have many of the institutions and practices needed to make peace possible and sets out an agenda for building world peace. In the immediate term, it shows how steps to strengthen compliance with international law, improve collective action such as international peacekeeping and peacebuilding, better regulate the flow of arms, and hold individuals legally accountable for acts of aggression or atrocity crimes can make our world more peaceful. It also shows how in the long term, building strong and legitimate states that protect the rights and secure the livelihoods of their people, gender equal societies, and protecting the right of individuals to opt-out of wars has the potential to establish and sustain world peace. But it will only happen, if individuals organize to make it happen.Trade ReviewAlex Bellamy [...] makes the best-sustained argument for world peace since Immanuel Kant's Perpetual Peace (1795). * Hugh Miall, The Times Higher Education Supplement *[A] thoughtful account. * G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs *There is an energy in this book's pragmatism as it seeks to restore world peace to a place of political and philosophical prominence. Those who long to reignite conversations about world peace will find this book a welcome addition. * Colin McCullough, Ryerson University, International Journal *A clear, pragmatic exploration of war and peace and what motivates or prevents them. A treasury of practical suggestions for strengthening the motivations for peace (political, cognitive, and emotional) and for enabling the existing institutions, and in particular the UN, to work more effectively. A well-informed, readable invitation to everyone to play our part in building peace. * Rev. Dr. Liz Carmichael, St. John's College, Oxford *Optimistic without being starry-eyed, Bellamy believes that peace is a possibility but not "imminent or likely," particularly as international tensions have risen and reasons for war, including resource scarcity, have become more pronounced ... A sensible [...] case for pursuing politics by means other than war. * Kirkus Review *There is a lot to admire about Professor Bellamy, which is what makes his new book the proverbial 'must read' for anyone with even a passing interest in the theory and more importantly the possible practice of world peace ... it is not possible to do justice to the sophistication and persuasiveness of the arguments Bellamy deploys in a short review ... this is a very significant contribution to what is generally an impoverished, deeply depressing and all-too-predictable discussion of security issues. It really ought to be read by the policymaking community in [Australia] and elsewhere ... Bellamy has produced a brave and brilliant meditation on the most important issue facing the world. That's worth at least an hour or two of anyone's time, I would have thought. * Mark Beeson, The Strategist *This book is very readable and stimulating, and it is highly recommended to everyone who wants to understand peace. It also shows that the big question of how world peace can be achieved needs more attention. * Erik Melander, Journal of Peace Research *An inspiration for everyone concerned with the practices of war and peace. * Benjamin Duerr, Global Policy *However utopian the idea of world peace seems, the effort to achieve it must assuredly be one of humanity's noblest endeavours. Alex Bellamy has done a great service in curating debate and suggestions to this end, and deserves our applause. * Professor A. C. Grayling CBE *The notion that peace is more than the absence of war has become axiomatic. But how do we build a world without war, atrocities and identity-based conflict? This insightful and incisive book by Alex Bellamy is a timely reminder that 'human nature' is a contested concept, that movements for peace and justice are as ancient and enduring as our more destructive martial impulses, and that a better and more peaceful world is possible. * Simon Adams, Executive Director, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect *Mr. Bellamy's new book --like his life's work-- champions the essential and attainable seachange required of our world for a future where all humans are valued equally, where conflict is preventable, and peace is more than our shared goal, it is our default. * Lieutenant-General The Honourable Roméo Dallaire, humanitarian, author, and retired senator and general *In his quest for a better and safer world, Alex Bellamy, one of the leading authors on the prevention of mass atrocities, in this book turns to world peace (and how to achieve it). He bravely sails through the history of ideas and the actual history to identify what works best based on empirical evidence. It is equally intellectually exciting to follow his journey and to explore its outcome: short, clear and actionable Articles for world peace. This is a Herculean effort and a great book to read. It is both timely and challenging: confronted with the increase of conflicts during the last decade, we desperately need an improved approach to the world peace. But can the proposals set out here work? The real test will be a practical one: let us hope that not only academics, but also policy makers give this book a close look and test its Articles of peace in practice! * Ivan Simonovic, Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations *Heroically aspirational and wildly ambitious as Alex Bellamys book may appear at first sight, it is full of measured and thoughtful analysis of the causes of both war and peace, and timely prescriptions for policymakers as to what they should and can do to minimize the risk of future catastrophic conflict. * Gareth Evans, former Foreign Minister of Australia and President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group *Table of ContentsPreface 1: The Elusive Quest 2: Dreams of Peace 3: Hard-Wired for War? 4: Why We Fail 5: The State: Warmaker and Peacemaker 6: The Costs of War 7: Leashing the Passions of War 8: Towards World Peace

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Book SynopsisThis study focuses on the questions of when and how military intervention in conflicts can achieve humanitarian benefits. It uses the standard that an intervention should do more good than harm to evaluate the successes and failures.Trade ReviewSeybolt presents a quantitative analysis drawing lessons from seventeen interventions...Seybolt's explanation of his methodology is impressive. * Aidan Hehir, Political Studies Review *Review from previous edition Seybolt rejects the majority of abstract, philosphical literature on the subject, to focus on real problems, faced by real practitioners both in theatre and in the halls of power. Military intervention in the name of humanity will remain a central policy challenge in the near future, and Seybolt's work succeeds in providing valuable new insights for practitioners at both ends of the spectrum. [The] Interesting case studies are well researched and a pleasure to read.' * Matthew Taylor, consultant in NATO's Public Diplomacy Division *Table of Contents1. Controversies about humanitarian military intervention ; 2. Judging success and failure ; 3. Humanitarian Military interventions in the 1990s ; 4. Helping to deliver emergency aid ; 5. Protecting Humanitarian aid operations ; 6. Saving the victims of violence ; 7. Defeating the perpetrators of violence ; 8. The prospects for success and the limitations of humanitarian intervention

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Book SynopsisGiven the inherent fragility of civil war peace agreements, innovative approaches must be taken to ensure the successful resolution of various conflicts from Yugoslavia to Congo. This book provides both analytical frameworks and a series of critical case studies demonstrating the effectiveness of a range of strategies for keeping the peace.

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Book SynopsisGiven the inherent fragility of civil war peace agreements, innovative approaches must be taken to ensure the successful resolution of various conflicts from Yugoslavia to Congo. This book provides both analytical frameworks and a series of critical case studies demonstrating the effectiveness of a range of strategies for keeping the peace.

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Book SynopsisThis volume re-examines the evidence surrounding the rise and fall of peacekeeping policy during the first Clinton Administration. Specifically, it asks: what happened to cause the Clinton Executive to abandon its previously favoured policy platform of humanitarian multilateralism? Clinton, Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Interventionism aims to satisfy a large gap in our understanding of events surrounding 1990s peacekeeping policy, humanitarian intervention and the Rwandan genocide, as well as shedding some light on US policy on Africa, and the issues surrounding the current peacekeeping debate.Leonie Murray takes an unorthodox stance with regard to the role of public opinion on peacekeeping policy, and delves deeper into the roles that the legislature, the military, and in particular, the executive had to play in the development of US peacekeeping policy in the 1990s. The conclusions reached concerning the role of the United States and the International CommuTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Policy Change and Public Opinion 2. Executive Decision-Making 3. Congressional Culpability 4. Somalia 5. Rwanda. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDemonstrates how imagination, empathy, and resilience contribute to the processes of social repair after ethnic and political violence. Adding to the literature on transitional justice, peacebuilding, and the anthropology of violence and social repair, the authors show how conceptual pathways enhance recovery, coexistence, and sustainable peace.

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Book SynopsisWhat determines success and failure in UN peacekeeping in civil wars? Debunking the conventional wisdom that they habitually fail, in this 2007 book Lise Morjé Howard shows that the UN's record includes a number of important successful cases, where field missions have established autonomy from UN headquarters.Trade Review'Dr Howard's well researched book is important reading for all those who want to know how peacekeeping operations should be run and how they could be further improved.' Martti Ahtisaari, Winner 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, Former President of Finland (1994–2000), and United Nations Special Envoy for the future status process for Kosovo'This is a terrific book: ambitious, important, theoretically sophisticated, meticulously researched and beautifully written. Examining ten cases of UN peacekeeping in civil wars, Howard identifies both the necessary and the sufficient conditions for success in these efforts. This book will have a long shelf-life.' George W. Breslauer, University of California, Berkeley'What makes for successful multidimensional peacekeeping missions? Howard argues that organizational learning in the UN mission itself is an overlooked but crucial variable. She examines other determinants of success as well, including domestic conditions within the war-torn country, and the alignment of interests within the Security Council. Drawing on carefully constructed case studies, she provides rigorous analysis of all of these factors, but it is the emphasis on the ways in which a peacekeeping mission adapts and learns (or fails to do so) that makes for a truly original and important contribution to our understanding of this timely topic. This book should be required reading for both students and practitioners of peacekeeping.' Page Fortna, Columbia University'A superb systematic examination of how different types of organizational learning contributed to peacekeeping successes and how organizational dysfunction and the absence of sustained learning can hamper UN peacekeeping operations. This is not just another book on the difficulties of post-Cold War UN peacekeeping in complex conflicts and is a must-read for practitioners and scholars alike.' Margaret P. Karns, University of Dayton'Because civil war persists in today's troubled world, Lise Howard's dissection of why and how UN peacekeeping missions have succeeded or failed in strengthening local and world peace is essential reading for practitioners and scholars. Her insights should inform the mandates given to future peacekeeping missions, and their composition.' Robert Rotberg, Harvard University'Lise Morjé Howard has written an important and stimulating text on the UN and peacekeeping which leaves a lasting impression …' International Peacekeeping'… a helpful synthesis that connects first- and second-level learning, and places it within recent trends influencing peacekeeping. … exceptional insight into past errors and methods for correcting shortcomings.' Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict'Her endeavor offers invaluable insights into understanding the dynamics that facilitated the institutionalization of peacemaking as the appropriate policy response to civil conflicts. It should be mentioned at the outset that it is a rare pleasure to come across a volume with the investigative breadth and theoretical scope as the one written by Howard. … an inspiring mapping of the politics, policy, and practices of peacekeeping. … Such a valuable contribution to the study of peacekeeping will benefit both the student and practitioner of international relations. Howard's ability to gather such a wide range of perspectives and experience makes her effort worthwhile, and the volume will therefore be very useful to anyone dealing with or keen to learn about the complex dynamics of peacekeeping.' H-Net Reviews'… a welcome remedy to the over-abundance of relatively poor work on peacekeeping. … this book offers a coherent, readable and disciplined examination of recent UN peacekeeping. … a useful study that should be widely read …' International Studies Review'In this impressive work of scholarship, Lise Morjé Howard subjects UN peacekeeping in civil wars to critical and rigorous scrutiny … this is a first-rate book that deserves wide readership in policy, university, and informed public circles.' Perspectives on PoliticsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The failures: Somalia, Rwanda, Angola, Bosnia; 3. Namibia: the first major success; 4. El Salvador: centrally-propelled learning; 5. Cambodia: organizational dysfunction, partial learning and mixed success; 6. Mozambique: learning to create consent; 7. Eastern Slavonia: institution-building and the limited use of force; 8. East Timor: the UN as state; 9. The ongoing multidimensional operations; 10. Conclusion: two levels of organizational learning.

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Book SynopsisNATO's military intervention in Yugoslavia highlights the choices and problems confronting the alliance as it approaches the new century. An alliance created to keep Western Europe out of the Soviet orbit during the Cold War has sought to reinvent itself as a crisis-management organization to suppress conflicts on Europe's periphery - and perhaps beyond.Is NATO suited to playing such a role, or is the alliance a Cold War anachronism? How will Russia react to an enlarged NATO focused on out-of-area peacekeeping and conflict-prevention missions? Are there alternative security institutions that might better address Europe's security needs in the post-Cold War era?Table of ContentsChoice"readers may be intrigued by its varied critiques of official NATO orthodoxy...recommended at all levels"Choice"eclectic Volume

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Book Synopsis* This second, fully revised and expanded edition of Diehl and Balas s successful text, expertly guides students through the complexities of peace operations in a focused, engaging and authoritative way.Trade Review"Comprehensive in scope, and up to date in its coverage, this book provides an excellent account of the development of international peacebuilding and peacekeeping operations. It shows how these operations have emerged and changed over time and provides vital context for understanding contemporary challenges and new developments. It also offers new ways of evaluating international efforts to build stable peace in some of the world�s most difficult and dangerous places. New students and old hands alike will benefit from reading this important new volume." Alex Bellamy, Griffith University "With what is more than an updated historical primer on peace operations, Diehl and Balas have done a masterful job of differentiating peacekeeping and peacebuilding, synthesizing the most recent quantitative findings on correlates of success and identifying the future challenges for policymakers. All is accomplished in a highly accessible book." Karen A. Mingst, University of Kentucky"This book by Paul Diehl and Alexandru Balas provides comprehensive and thought-provoking coverage of the contemporary practice of peace operations. Through a combination of academic insights and historical examples, the authors synthesise the evolution of peace operations and critically asses their record since the creation of the United Nations. Diehl and Balas have not chosen the easy path of simply providing a copy of the first edition of this book, published in 2008. Instead, the authors clearly take stock of the constantly morphing nature of peace operations. The synthesising capacity of this book makes it a strong resource for scholars to draw from and further build upon. Its combination of theory and practice will have the reader return to this book time and time again, making it a must-have for every scholar studying peace operations."Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vi 1 Introduction 1 2 The Historical Evolution and Record of Peace Operations 28 3 The Organization of Peace Operations 81 4 The Success and Failure of Peace Operations 141 5 Ten Challenges for Future Peace Operations 189 Appendix: Peace Operations 1948–2012 220 Notes 227 References and Suggested Readings 230 Index 242

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Book Synopsis* This second, fully revised and expanded edition of Diehl and Balas s successful text, expertly guides students through the complexities of peace operations in a focused, engaging and authoritative way.Trade Review"Comprehensive in scope, and up to date in its coverage, this book provides an excellent account of the development of international peacebuilding and peacekeeping operations. It shows how these operations have emerged and changed over time and provides vital context for understanding contemporary challenges and new developments. It also offers new ways of evaluating international efforts to build stable peace in some of the world�s most difficult and dangerous places. New students and old hands alike will benefit from reading this important new volume." Alex Bellamy, Griffith University "With what is more than an updated historical primer on peace operations, Diehl and Balas have done a masterful job of differentiating peacekeeping and peacebuilding, synthesizing the most recent quantitative findings on correlates of success and identifying the future challenges for policymakers. All is accomplished in a highly accessible book." Karen A. Mingst, University of Kentucky"This book by Paul Diehl and Alexandru Balas provides comprehensive and thought-provoking coverage of the contemporary practice of peace operations. Through a combination of academic insights and historical examples, the authors synthesise the evolution of peace operations and critically asses their record since the creation of the United Nations. Diehl and Balas have not chosen the easy path of simply providing a copy of the first edition of this book, published in 2008. Instead, the authors clearly take stock of the constantly morphing nature of peace operations. The synthesising capacity of this book makes it a strong resource for scholars to draw from and further build upon. Its combination of theory and practice will have the reader return to this book time and time again, making it a must-have for every scholar studying peace operations."Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vi 1 Introduction 1 2 The Historical Evolution and Record of Peace Operations 28 3 The Organization of Peace Operations 81 4 The Success and Failure of Peace Operations 141 5 Ten Challenges for Future Peace Operations 189 Appendix: Peace Operations 1948–2012 220 Notes 227 References and Suggested Readings 230 Index 242

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Book SynopsisWhat is the peacekeeper's role in the 21st century? Built on careful moral reflection and scores of interviews with peacekeepers, trainers and planners in the field, this book sheds light on the challenges of peacekeeping - challenges likely to be characteristic of an increasing number of military engagements.

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Book SynopsisThe Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of ethnic Tutsis by ethnic Hutus that took place in 1994. The author contends that the violation of the basic human rights of the Rwandan Tutsis morally obliged the international community to intervene militarily to stop the genocide.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Brief History and Overview; 1. The Rwandan Genocide; 2. My Project: The Failure of the International Community to Intervene in Rwanda; 3. Overview; 4. Conclusion; Part I - The Groundwork for a Moral Obligation of Humanitarian Intervention; 1. Making Conceptual Room: Responding to the Skeptic; 2. Making Conceptual Room: Responding to the Noninterventionist; 3. Methodology: Why a Standard of Reasonable Deniability; 4. Constitutive Elements of a Moral Obligation of Humanitarian Intervention; 5. Conclusion; Part II - Defending a Moral Obligation of Humanitarian Intervention; 1. Critical Assessment of Alternative Accounts; 2. The Basic Right to Physical Security: Explication and Analysis; 3. Charity or Justice; 4. Additional Considerations; 5. Conclusion: Statement and Application of Principle; Part III: The Normative Framework of International Relations; 1. The Normative Framework of International Relations, State Sovereignty, and the Right of Nonintervention; 2. Justifying the Right of Nonintervention; 3. Critically Assessing the Justificatory Arguments; 4. Reconstructing the Normative Framework: Lessons Learned; 5. Reasons in Support of a Presumption of Nonintervention; 6. Conclusion: Reconstruction of the Normative Framework; Part IV: Completing the Transition from Theory to Practice; 1. Explication of the Responsibility to Protect; 2. Critical Perspectives on the Responsibility to Protect; 3. Critically Assessing the ICISS Recommendations for Institutionalization; 4. Normative Guideposts for an Alternative Institutional Structure; 5. A Reformed Normative Framework; Conclusion: Application of the Reformed Normative Framework and Concluding Remarks.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding why low-skilled workers in developing countries migrated to Iraq to support the US War on Terror.Trade Review"This book will no doubt stimulate further sociological research in many ways. It is elegantly composed, informatively written, and carefully argued. Moreover, Thomas cautiously and courageously addresses both urgent social issues and the previous research used in the analysis." American Journal of Sociology“Through a meticulous and cohesive mixture of migrants’ perspectives, empirical evidence, theoretical grounding, and policy recommendations, Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq presents a thoughtful discussion on labor migration that adds tremendously to the fields of public policy, political science, international relations, and African studies.” Abdul Karim Bangura, American University"Throughout his text, Thomas skillfully weaves together a myriad of methodologies and ideologies from disparate disciplines to critically analyze the contemporary phenomenon of Sierra Leonean labor migration to a conflict zone. Perhaps most significantly, Thomas's study bears the question of the role and responsibility of the American military in developing and enforcing policies for the fair recruitment, treatment, and protection of laborers, particularly in high-risk situations, where it is increasingly employing migratory contract workers. The contemporary cost of waging war needs to better account for the assumption of risk by migrant laborers, who increasingly find themselves employed in places where few others dare to go." H-War"Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq is a significant contribution to scholarship on military contracting and raises important questions about high-risk migration into warzones." International Migration Review"Thomas's exploration of race, in particular in looking at dynamics between African migrants and African-American soldiers, is rich and could be a study in and of itself. The processes and products of return migration that Thomas interrogates, specificall"Thomas' account of contract workers in Iraq provides detailed and first-hand insights from contract workers on military bases that will help to inform wider sociological work investigating the nature of contract work in the 21st century in all its forms.

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Book SynopsisMatters came to a head in 1982, when Israel invaded Lebanon for a second time, calling into question the efficacy of UN peacekeeping operations and US support for them.In Yanks in Blue Berets: American UN Peacekeepers in the Middle East, retired US Army colonel and former UN military observer L.Table of ContentsIntroduction Up to Jerusalem A Legacy of Conflict The UNTSO-US Culture The Road to Damascus The Bright and Dark Side of Syria UNTSO in the Central Levant The Woes of UNIFIL UNMO Duty in "The Wild West" UNMO Teams in "The Wild West" The Gathering Storm Erupts Peace for No One Sentinels of Peace Epilogue Glossary Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is based on the author''s experience of working for more than two decades in over thirty conflict and post-conflict zones. It is written for those involved in UN peacekeeping and the protection of civilians. It is intended to be accessible to non-lawyers working in the field who may need to know the applicable legal standards relating to issues such as the use of force and arrest and detention powers on the one hand and the delivery of life-saving assistance according to humanitarian principles on the other. It will also be of interest to scholars and students of peacekeeping, international law and international relations on the practical dilemmas facing those trying to operationalise the various conceptions of ''protection'' during humanitarian crises in recent years.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Relationship between 'Protection' and 'Peacekeeping': 1. Laws and wars and rights and wrongs: the general international legal framework relevant to protection; 2. The evolution and conceptual development of UN peacekeeping and the protection of civilians; 3. Competing conceptions: the protection of civilians in UN peacekeeping operations; Part II. The Applicable Legal Framework Governing the Use of Force for Protective Purposes: 4. The 'protection provisions' of international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law; 5. The UN's legal authority and obligations to protect civilians; Part III. Protection of Civilians Mandates in Four Contemporary Case-Study Missions: 6. Peacekeeping or war-fighting: the UN missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Côte d'Ivoire; 7. 'Acting with moral courage': the UN missions to Darfur and South Sudan conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book critically analyses the 2011 intervention in Libya arguing that the manner in which the intervention was sanctioned, prosecuted and justified has a number of troubling implications for the both the future of humanitarian intervention and international peace and security.Trade Review"The Libyan intervention has been greeted as demonstrating the arrival of R2P. This excellent collection critically dissects these claims. Recommended for all those interested in the shifting debates concerning international intervention, law, ethics and humanitarian action." - David Chandler, University of Westminster, UK "This collection's incisive, critical analyses will set the terms of the debate over the 2011 Libya intervention, as well as shine much-needed light on the politics and future of the 'Responsibility to Protect' in Africa and around the world." - Adam Branch, San Diego State University, USATable of ContentsAcknowledgements Notes on Contributors List of Figures and Tables 1. Introduction: Libya and the Responsibility to Protect; Aidan Hehir 2. Humanitarianism, Responsibility or Rationality? Evaluating Intervention as State Strategy; Robert W. Murray 3. The Responsibility to Protect as the Apotheosis of Liberal Teleology; Aidan Hehir 4. 'My Fears, Alas, Were Not Unfounded:' Africa's Responses to the Libya Conflict; Alex de Waal 5. Africa's Emerging Regional Security Culture and the Intervention in Libya; Theresa Reinold 6. The Use – and Misuse – of R2P: the Case of Canada; Kim Richard Nossal 7. The (D)evolution of a Norm: R2P, the Bosnia Generation and Humanitarian Intervention in Libya; Eric A. Heinze and Brent J. Steele 8. The UN Security Council on Libya: Legitimation or Dissimulation?; Tom Keating 9. NATO's Intervention in Libya: A Humanitarian Success?; Alan Kuperman 10. Conclusion: The Responsibility to Protect after Libya; Robert W. Murray

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the causes and consequences of post-conflict elections in securing and stabilizing peace agreements without the need to send troops. It will interest scholars and advanced students of civil war and peacebuilding in comparative politics, political sociology, and peace and conflict studies.Trade Review'Matanock's terrific book sheds light on the relatively new phenomenon of crafting peace agreements that include provisions for the political participation of former rebels. She uses new data to deftly weave together analysis of peace agreements, peacekeeping, peace duration, elections, and election monitoring - topics that are typically considered separately – and provide a comprehensive and compelling argument for the importance of formally integrating former rebels into post-conflict governance.' Tanisha Fazal, University of Minnesota'Almost half of all elections globally occur in the shadow of violent conflict, and post-conflict elections have become vital international tools of peacebuilding and democratization. Yet these elections, fraught with tension and high stakes, have an unenviable track record: as often as not, they lead to conflict recidivism and democratic decline. Against this backdrop, Aila M. Matanock's Electing Peace sounds a clarion call to keep the faith. The key is to create a path for yesterday's combatants to become tomorrow's politicians. When such a path is seen as credible by warring parties, they are more likely to trade tanks for campaign buses and guns for microphones. This is a must-read for academics and policymakers who aspire to build peace through democracy in conflict-afflicted countries.' Irfan Nooruddin, Georgetown University, Washington DC, and author of Elections in Hard Times'Aila M. Matanock helps solve one of the hardest problems associated with civil wars: how to get a successful peace agreement without the help of a third party military intervention. Using new cross-national data on peace agreements and detailed analysis of Guatemala and El Salvador, Matanock shows us how electoral participation can help combatants enforce agreements. Bravo!' Barbara F. Walter, University of California, San Diego'Matanock provides a refreshingly positive and constructive appraisal of democratic peacebuilding … Matanock's study is a much-welcomed contribution to the field and one that will be of great value to both policymakers and academics.' Richard Lappin, Democratization'Electing Peace advances our thinking and knowledge about the range of options available to facilitate peace agreements and ultimately long-term peace.' Beth A. Simmons, Democratization'Perhaps the most important contribution of Electing Peace is the insight it offers into ongoing debates over the dangers of democratization, as well as whether postconflict elections incite a return to violence. Matanock tackles these timely questions with clarity and authority. This is an exemplary piece of scholarship whose attention to context and nuance rewards its readers with generalizations that are at once 'big' and 'bounded' … As such, it is an important book that deserves a wide audience.' Daniela Donno, Perspectives on Politics'Matanock's book is a must-read for all scholars and practitioners interested in understanding how elections and outside engagement can help end modern civil wars.' Hannah Smidt, Africa Spectrum'The extremely thorough research approach, the systematic approach of the author and her invigorating mixture of fundamental political considerations with statistical material and interview results make the book … not only worth reading for dealing with the special election aspect after civil wars, but also in general for the topic of Peace processes after civil wars.' Burkhard Luber, MilieuTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction and Theory: 1. Credible transitions from civil conflict: provisions for combatant participation in post-conflict elections; 2. Electoral participation provisions: a theory of external engagement; 3. International involvement over time: changes with the end of the Cold War and patterns there-after; Part II. Causes of Electoral Participation Provisions: 4. Trading bullets for ballots: examining the inclusion of electoral participation provisions; 5. Shifting expectations of engagement: paving a path for peace agreements based on electoral participation provisions; Part III. Consequences of Electoral Participation Provisions: 6. Participating for peace: examining the effect of electoral participation provisions on peace; 7. Engaging through elections: external observation and incentives around elections during implementation; Part IV. Conclusion: 8. Securing peace: conclusions about electoral participation and external engagement in post-conflict states.

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Book SynopsisIn this fully illustrated introduction, acclaimed historian Dr Aaron Edwards provides a concise overview of one of the most difficult and controversial actions in recent history. Spanning 38 years of the Troubles', the British Army's deployment in Northern Ireland (codenamed Operation Banner) was one of the most difficult and controversial in its recent history. Over 10,000 troops were on active service during much of the campaign, which saw armoured vehicles, helicopters and special forces deployed onto the streets of Ulster. In this book, Dr Aaron Edwards considers the strategic, operational and tactical aspects of Operation Banner, as the Army's military objectives morphed from high-profile peacekeeping into a covert war against the IRA. Using personal testimony from both sides of the sectarian divide, as well as insights from the soldiers themselves, he presents an authoritative introduction to the Army's role in the Troubles, providing expert analysis of OperaTable of ContentsIntroduction Background to War Warring Sides Outbreak The Fighting The World Around War How the War Ended Conclusion and Consequences Chronology Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisLaurence Broers shows how more than 20 years of dynamic territorial politics, shifting power relations, international diffusion and unsuccessful mediation efforts have contributed to the resilience of the ArmenianAzerbaijani conflict for control of the mountainous territory of Nagorny Karabakh.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume focuses on disentangling the interplay of local peacebuilding processes and international policy, via comparative theoretical and empirical work on the question of legitimacy and authority.

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Book SynopsisExamines the mythology of the peacekeeper and how it functions to sustain militarism in global politicsTrade Review"Through a nuanced and wide-ranging discourse analysis, Nicole Wegner derives the concept of martial peace", produced and reproduced in/through the mythology of peacekeeping. In turn, martial peace performs a key role in legitimising militarisation and war. With resonance far beyond the case of Canada, which is the focus of Wegner's meticulous analysis here, critical engagement with how peace is martialled to justify violence is a necessary precursor to the imagining of anti-militarist and anti-oppressive futures."" -Laura Shepherd, University of Sydney

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Book SynopsisIn Humanitarian Hypocrisy, Andrea L. Everett maps the often glaring differences between declared ambitions to protect civilians in conflict zones and the resources committed for doing so. Examining how powerful governments contribute to peace operations and determine how they are designed, Everett argues that ambitions-resources gaps are a form of organized hypocrisy. Her book shows how political compromises lead to disparities between the humanitarian principles leaders proclaim and what their policies are designed to accomplish. When those in power face strong pressure to protect civilians but are worried about the high costs and dangers of intervention, Everett asserts, they allocate insufficient resources or impose excessive operational constraints. The ways in which this can play out are illustrated by Everett's use of original data and in-depth case studies of France in Rwanda, the United States in Darfur, and Australia in East Timor and Aceh. Humanitarian HypTrade ReviewEverett's book convincingly addresses one piece of the puzzle of humanitarian intervention. She and others should build on this to tackle even knottier problems in the field. * Political Science Quarterly *

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Book SynopsisSince 9/11, why have we won smashing battlefield victories only to botch nearly everything that comes next? In the opening phases of war in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, we mopped the floor with our enemies. But in short order, things went horribly wrong.We soon discovered we had no coherent plan to manage the day after. The ensuing debacles had truly staggering consequencesmany thousands of lives lost, trillions of dollars squandered, and the apparent discrediting of our foreign policy establishment. This helped set the stage for an extraordinary historical moment in which America''s role in the world, along with our commitment to democracy at home and abroad, have become subject to growing doubt. With the benefit of hindsight, can we discern what went wrong? Why have we had such great difficulty planning for the aftermath of war?In The Day After, Brendan Gallagheran Army lieutenant colonel with multiple combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, and a Princeton Ph.Trade ReviewBrendan Gallagher is well placed to write this policy-focused volume, which blends personal experience and academic reflection based on interviews with decision-makers. * Choice *The fruit of a successful Princeton University PhD dissertation, the book uses the lens of prewar planning for postwar conditions to examine four recent limited wars: Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, and Libya. He discovers dismayingly similar mistakes across the four cases and the Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden-Harris administrations that made them, suggesting that there are systemic issues beyond the idiosyncrasies of individual decision makers and the challenges presented by particular countrie * US Army War College Quarterly Parameters *Leaders at all levels have something to gain from The Day After as we enter an increasingly unstable world. * Proceedings *Gallagher deserves credit for his thought-provoking argument and use of numerous primary source materials that help to broaden our contextual knowledge and bring to light unique insights from those in office during these conflicts. * H-War *The elegance of the tactical-operational-strategic framework for understanding war lies in simplicity. The book's concise and narrowly focused coverage of each of conflicts allows readers to understand the application of the framework. * Michigan War Studies Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Troubling Pattern 1. Kosovo: Not Perfect, but Tolerable 2. Afghanistan: A Road to Incoherence 3. Iraq: The Worst of All Worlds 4. Libya: A Slippery Slope Conclusion: To Learn or Not to Learn

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Book SynopsisFor much of the last half century, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has seemed the outlier in global peace. Today Iraq, Libya, Israel/Palestine, Yemen, and Syria are not just countries, but synonyms for prolonged and brutal wars. But why is MENA so exceptionally violent? More importantly, can it change? Exploring the causes and consequences of wars and conflicts in this troubled region, Ariel Ahram helps readers answer these questions. In Part I, Ahram shows how MENA’s conflicts evolved with the formation of its states. Violence varied from civil wars and insurgencies to traditional interstate conflicts and affected some countries more frequently than others. The strategies rulers employed to stay in power constrained how they recruited, trained, and equipped their armies. Part II explores dynamics that trap the region in conflict—oil dependence, geopolitical interference, and embedded identity cleavages. The catastrophic wars of the 2010s reflect the confounding effects of these traps, culminating in state collapse and intervention from the US and Russia, as well as regional powers like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Finally, Ahram considers the possibilities of peace, highlighting the disjuncture between local peacebuilding and national and internationally-backed mediation. War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa will be an essential resource for students of peace and security studies and MENA politics, and anyone wanting to move beyond headlines and soundbites to understand the historical and social roots of MENA’s conflicts.Trade Review“This book enhances our understanding of organized political violence in the Middle East. Drawing on a wide range of literatures alongside a comparison of case studies, it highlights the factors driving war and conflict in the region. It is a crucial resource for students interested in these topics.”Brent E. Sasley, University of Texas at Arlington “Ahram knits together the factors that have trapped the Middle East in violence, capturing the complexities of the region in a straightforward and accessible way. War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa is an excellent guide to the region today.”Daniel Byman, Georgetown University “Ariel Ahram has cleared the conceptual underbrush and introduced a number of important arguments about conflict in the Middle East. My students will be reading this book. If you want a clear-headed primer on the region's many wars, you should read it, too.”F. Gregory Gause, III, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University “Ahram’s book offers a solid overview of armed conflict in the MENA region during the post-Second World War era. This work, in short, could serve as a useful introductory text in university classes dedicated to this phenomenon.”Israel Affairs“a thought-provoking read… a valuable source for those who study, research, or teach regional dynamics and global trends.” The Journal of the Middle East and AfricaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I Chapter 1: Accounting for War in the Middle East and North Africa Chapter 2: The MENA Security Predicaments Part IIChapter 3: Oil as Conflict Trap Chapter 4: Identity as Conflict Trap Chapter 5: Geopolitics as Conflict Trap Chapter 6: Fragmentation, Integration, and War in the 2010s Chapter 7: Peace and Peacemaking

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Book SynopsisFor much of the last half century, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has seemed the outlier in global peace. Today Iraq, Libya, Israel/Palestine, Yemen, and Syria are not just countries, but synonyms for prolonged and brutal wars. But why is MENA so exceptionally violent? More importantly, can it change? Exploring the causes and consequences of wars and conflicts in this troubled region, Ariel Ahram helps readers answer these questions. In Part I, Ahram shows how MENA’s conflicts evolved with the formation of its states. Violence varied from civil wars and insurgencies to traditional interstate conflicts and affected some countries more frequently than others. The strategies rulers employed to stay in power constrained how they recruited, trained, and equipped their armies. Part II explores dynamics that trap the region in conflict—oil dependence, geopolitical interference, and embedded identity cleavages. The catastrophic wars of the 2010s reflect the confounding effects of these traps, culminating in state collapse and intervention from the US and Russia, as well as regional powers like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Finally, Ahram considers the possibilities of peace, highlighting the disjuncture between local peacebuilding and national and internationally-backed mediation. War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa will be an essential resource for students of peace and security studies and MENA politics, and anyone wanting to move beyond headlines and soundbites to understand the historical and social roots of MENA’s conflicts.Trade Review“This book enhances our understanding of organized political violence in the Middle East. Drawing on a wide range of literatures alongside a comparison of case studies, it highlights the factors driving war and conflict in the region. It is a crucial resource for students interested in these topics.”Brent E. Sasley, University of Texas at Arlington “Ahram knits together the factors that have trapped the Middle East in violence, capturing the complexities of the region in a straightforward and accessible way. War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa is an excellent guide to the region today.”Daniel Byman, Georgetown University “Ariel Ahram has cleared the conceptual underbrush and introduced a number of important arguments about conflict in the Middle East. My students will be reading this book. If you want a clear-headed primer on the region's many wars, you should read it, too.”F. Gregory Gause, III, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University “Ahram’s book offers a solid overview of armed conflict in the MENA region during the post-Second World War era. This work, in short, could serve as a useful introductory text in university classes dedicated to this phenomenon.”Israel Affairs“a thought-provoking read… a valuable source for those who study, research, or teach regional dynamics and global trends.” The Journal of the Middle East and Africa Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I Chapter 1: Accounting for War in the Middle East and North Africa Chapter 2: The MENA Security Predicaments Part II Chapter 3: Oil as Conflict Trap Chapter 4: Identity as Conflict Trap Chapter 5: Geopolitics as Conflict Trap Chapter 6: Fragmentation, Integration, and War in the 2010s Chapter 7: Peace and Peacemaking

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Book SynopsisUnited Nations peace operations have undergone multiple transformations over the more than seventy years of their existence. Multidimensional peace operations have organised elections, helped deliver humanitarian assistance, advised on army and police reform, and fought rebel groups. Such operations not only represent a core pillar of the multilateral peace and security architecture but also reshape the lives of millions of people around the world.This volume provides the first comprehensive overview of multiple theoretical perspectives, offering examples of how International Relations theories apply to specific policy issues and demonstrates how major debates on UN peace operations - on civilian protection, local ownership, or gender mainstreaming - benefit from theoretical exploration. With insightful contributions from international academics, this is an essential book for scholars, students, and experts working on peace and security and international cooperation.Trade Review'This excellent book successfully engages the literature on UN peacekeeping with scholarship on international relations (IR) theory. Oksamytna (King’s College, London) and Karlsrud (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs) have arranged the contributions of nine scholars into a superb "one-stop shop" for readers who want an overview of how different theoretical perspectives address the issue of post–Cold War UN peacekeeping operations. Contributors examine the capabilities and limits of individual IR theories for explaining peacekeeping missions and their effectiveness. All seek to answer the same question: "Why does UN peacekeeping take the shape that it does,” applying a particular theory of IR to a case study from their own research. Together they highlight the shortcomings of the dominant realist theory and the important contribution of alternative theories (from constructivism and liberal institutionalism to practice theories, including critical security studies, feminist institutionalism, and complexity theory) to the understanding of phenomena (such as peacekeeping) that do not neatly fit the realist model.' CHOICE‘United Nations peace operations and International Relations theory manages to be both accessible and insightful in a way that makes this edited volume an invaluable resource for researchers and students alike. Bringing a range of theoretical perspectives to bear on UN peace operations including many excluded from more conventional analyses, the book ultimately stands as a testament to how novel theoretical engagement can provide genuine insight into the practical realities of peacekeeping.’Krisztina Csortea, Deputy Editor of International Affairs 'This is a long overdue contribution that sits at the intersection of critical reflection and good old-fashioned scholarship. Composed of nine chapters that succinctly weave the evolution of UN peacekeeping missions together with major theories in International Relations (IR), this volume will serve as an important learning resource for young academics. Readers who remain uninspired after finishing this volume are likely to be few and far between.' International Affairs‘[United Nations peace operations and International Relations theory is] highly readable and does provide a very useful introduction to what different theoretical approaches might make of UN peacekeeping…[The volume] is an invaluable resource to scholars and students seeking to better understand the applicability of theory to practice.’B. K. Greener, Massey University -- .Table of ContentsUnited Nations peace operations and International Relations theory: An introduction– Kseniya Oksamytna and John Karlsrud 1 Realism – Philip Cunliffe 2 Liberal institutionalism – Carla Monteleone and Kseniya Oksamytna 3 Rational choice institutionalism – Yf Reykers 4 Sociological institutionalism – Sarah von Billerbeck 5 Constructivism – Marion Laurence and Emily Paddon Rhoads 6 Practice theories – Ingvild Bode 7 Critical security studies – Lucile Maertens 8 Feminist institutionalism – Georgina Holmes 9 Complexity theory – Charles T. Hunt Concluding refl ections: International Relations theory and the study of UN peace operations – Mats Berdal

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The early 1990s saw Europe's first conflict for almost 40 years when bitter fighting broke out in the former Yugoslav republic. Colonel Colm Doyle of the Irish Army found himself in the midst of this appalling civil war when in October 1991 he became first a European Community Monitor and almost immediately Head of the Monitor Mission in besieged Sarajevo. After six months he was appointed Personal Representative to Lord Carrington, Chairman of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia. In this overdue memoir, he describes his role mediating, negotiating and persuading political and military leaders of all sides to halt the seemingly inexorable path to all-out war. He arranged ceasefires, visited prisoner-of-war camps, extricated election monitors and organised hostage releases. His experiences made him a key witness at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague at the trials of Milosevic, Mladic and Karadzic. With his unprecedented access, Doyle's personal account can claim to be one of the most significant works on the brutal Bosnian War.

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Book SynopsisInternational law makes it explicit that states shall not intervene militarily of otherwise in the affairs of other states; it is a central principle of the charter of the United Nations. But international law also provides an exception; when a conflict within a state poses a threat to international peace, military intervention by the UN may be warranted. (Indeed, the UN Charter provides for an international police force, though nothing has ever come of this provision.) The Charter and other UN documents also assert that human rights are to be protected—but in the past the responsibility for the protection of human rights has for the most part been allowed to rest on the government of the state where the violation of rights occurs. Not surprisingly in this context, the question of what protection (if any) should be provided by the UN or otherwise to individuals when their human rights are violated by their governments or with the complicity of their governments remains a contentious issue. Should the principle of respect for state sovereignty trump the principle of respect for human rights?In this volume contributors grapple with a specific case: was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intervention in Kosovo legally or morally acceptable? The contributors all have doubts on this score, and several argue strongly that the intervention was both legally and morally unjustified.A companion volume, Humanitarian Intervention: Moral and Philosophical Issues focuses on the philosophical principles involved in this sort of question; this volume, on the other hand, focuses as much or more on the political as on the philosophical.Table of ContentsPreface, Aleksandar JokicIntroduction, Burleigh Wilkins1 Is This War Good? An Ethical Commentary, Georg Meggle2 Humanitarian Intervention After Kosovo, Richard Falk3 Humanitarian Intervention in Nationalist Conflicts: A Few Problems, Aleksandar Pavkovic4 Interdependence and Intervention, Ernst-Otto Czempiel5 Biased “Justice”: Humanrightsism and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Robert M. Hayden6 The Myth of Humanitarian Intervention in Kosovo, Marjorie Cohn7 Humanitarian Intervention and the (De)Nazification Thesis as a Functional Simulacrum, Milan Brdar8 The Aftermath of the Kosovo Intervention: A Proposed Solution, Aleksandar JokicContributors

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Book SynopsisAs US troops marched into vanquished Austria at the end of World War II, they faced the dual tasks of destroying the remnants of Nazi power and establishing a new democratic nation. The American military forces were adept at the first task; they were woefully unprepared for the second. Their halting efforts, complicated by the difficulties of managing the occupation along with Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, exacerbated an already monumental undertaking and fueled the looming Cold War confrontation between East and West. In this first English-language study of secret postwar US military operations during the occupation of Austria and of the American effort to create a garrison state for NATO's defense, James Jay Carafano traces US policy and behaviour from the end of the war until 1955 and the signing of the treaty that finally led to the withdrawal of the occupation forces. He demonstrates that from the very beginning of an American presence in Austria, the US Army could not wean itself from the operational habits it had forged in war, practices that skewed US postwar foreign policy while earning Austrian resentment and Soviet mistrust. The fog of peace, Carafano concludes, befuddled US planners. In crystal-clear detail, Carafano lays out the course of the US presence in Austria, the problems America encountered, and the problems it caused. He sheds new light on this little-studied aspect of the Cold War, and he underscores the mundane truth that peace is fundamentally different from war and that if armies are used during peacetime, they have to be retrained to manage their postwar tasks successfully. Those interested in contemporary military peace-keeping efforts, as well as those trying to understand the lessons of the Cold War, should find this study an invaluable aid.Table of ContentsThe Disease and Unrest Formula; A Far Country; Shepherding Midnight's Children; The Largest Single Industry; On-the-Job Training; From Occupiers to Warriors; The Southern Flank; Secrets; Arming Austria.

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Book SynopsisIndividuals can make a difference working for peace worldwide. That is the message of People Building Peace II, an inspiring collection of stories of how ""ordinary"" men and women have played a crucial part in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Thematic chapters, illustrated with compelling case studies, present new trends in the role of civil society in conflict transformation. The cases reflect the variety of activities initiated and sustained by a broad range of actors, including women's groups, youth groups, and faith-based organizations. Such topics as reconciliation, dialogue, networking, and traditional methods of conflict resolution are among the topics throughly explored, as are the successful initiatives of lesser-known NGOs. The resulting rich tapestry, an outcome of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, is an invaluable compendium of best practices and lessons learned, and at the same time a stirring call to action.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Reflections. Weaving the Web: Civil Society Roles in Working with Conflict and Building Peace - C. Barnes. Discourses on Peace Practices: Learning to Change by Learning from Change? - C. Reimann and N. Ropers. Effective Regional Networks and Partnerships - A. Serbin. UN Civil Society Interactions: Working Together for Peace - J. Clark. The War on Terror: Effects on Civil Society Actors in the Field of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding - K.P. Clements. People Building Peace: Key Messages and Essential Findings - P. van Tongeren, J. Verhoeven, and J. Wake. Themes And Cases. Women: Using the Gender Lens - L. Schirch and M. Sewak. Youth: Protagonists for Peace - L.R. Carter and M. Shipler. The Media: Reaching Hearts and Minds - F. Rolt. Faith Based Organizations: The Religious Dimensions of Peacebuilding - D. Johnston. Education That Makes a Difference - T.S. Jones. The Arts and Peacebuilding: Using Imagination and Creativity - J.P. Lederach. The Peacebuilding Potential of Local Businesses - N. Killick and C. Gunduz. Diasporas: Untapped Potential for Peacebuilding in the Homelands - A.A. Mohamoud. Civilian Peacekeepers: Creating a Safe Environment for Peacebuilding - T. Wallis and C. Samayoa. Development: No Development Without Peace, No Peace Without Development - M. Brenk and H. van de Veen. Early Warning and Early Response: Preventing Violent Conflicts - T.Z. Suifon. Traditional and Local Conflict Resolution - J. Malan. Dialogue Based Processes: A Vehicle for Peacebuilding - E. Kaufman. Campaigning to Create Awareness: How to Influence People and Change the World - R. Peters. Civil Society: Participating in Peace Processes - C. McKeon. Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration: Not Only a Job for Soldiers - S. Faltas and W. C. Paes. Reconciliation: Challenges, Responses, and the Role of Civil Society - H. Assefa.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive picture of budding initiatives that will make Africa a future global force.

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Book SynopsisAre we on the cusp of detente with Iran? Conventional wisdom certainly seems to believe so. In the aftermath of the interim nuclear deal struck in November 2013 between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 powers (the United States, France, England, Russia, China and Germany), hopes are now running high for a historic reconciliation between Iran's clerical regime and the West. Yet there is ample reason for skepticism that the United States and Europe can truly curb Iran's nuclear ambitions by diplomatic means. Moreover, the current focus on Iran's nuclear program not he part of the Western governments is deeply dangerous, because it fails to recognize--let alone address--Iran's other international activities, or its foreign policy ambitions. Those objectives reveals Ilan Berman, are global in scope, and they are growing. Iran's Deadly Ambition explains how America's retraction from the Middle East has created significant breathing room for an Iranian regime that not long ago was on the political ropes. Economically, the Islamic Republic is "out of the box" that was erected over the past decade-and-a-half by Western sanctions, thanks to the "interim" nuclear deal. As a result, Iran's leaders are again thinking big about their country and its place in the world. America faces stark choices: to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions and global activities, or to accept and accommodate the region's newest hegemon, with all that that portends for American security and the safety of its allies.

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Book SynopsisAre we on the cusp of détente with Iran? Conventional wisdom certainly seems to believe so. Since the start of diplomacy between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 powers (the United States, France, England, Russia, China, Germany) in November 2013, hopes have been running high for a historic reconciliation of Iran’s clerical regime with the West.Yet there is ample reason for skepticism that the United States and its allies can truly curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions by diplomatic means. Moreover, the West’s current focus on Iran’s nuclear program is deeply dangerous insofar as it fails to recognize—let alone address—Iran’s other international activities or its foreign policy aims. Those objectives are global, and they continue to grow in scope and menace.In this sobering book, Ilan Berman illuminates the multiple dimensions of the Iranian threat and exposes the perils of lodging confidence in diplomacy with the Islamic Republic.

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Book SynopsisIn light of the present deployments of international troops to Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries, there is an urgency to respectfully address the findings in this book and to understand how to provide the best treatment approaches for soldiers upon their return home. This book is a philosophical interpretative inquiry into the experience of contemporary peacekeepers suffering from trauma. The question, "what is the experience of contemporary peacekeepers healing from trauma?" reflected a commitment to understanding the nature of healing from the trauma of contemporary peacekeeping deployments. Throughout this book, an interpretative phenomenological approach was appropriated from various texts to uncover the experience of contemporary peacekeepers who have sought treatment for trauma resulting from recent deployments to Somalia, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia.

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Book SynopsisGrounded in psychology, political science and education, this book presents Berne''s Transactional Analysis model used as a novel conceptual framework in order to interpret the diverse political tensions and military operations in the Middle East (e.g., Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine) and Afghanistan. Each chapter presents a comprehensive analysis of the geopolitical situation, with the ultimate objective of achieving conflict resolution and reconciliation. Moreover, this book offers a dynamic strategy for the assessment of communication and conduct by leaders of Western countries, especially the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France. Students, academics, military officers, and political leaders will find an effective communication framework for both understanding geopolitical interactions, and addressing frequently encountered communication issues and challenges at all stages of interpersonal, group, and/or state dynamic development. More particularly, this book seeks to fill the gap between psychology and political sciences, giving students, teachers and researchers a better understanding of how a psychological model of interpersonal communication could be addressed as an inclusive peacekeeping strategy. Moreover, it outlines a roadmap for further research within the field of international relationships and military warfare in order to help improve the added value of education (notably interpersonal communication) in conflict resolution and reconciliation. For practitioners and leaders implicated in crafting political agreements and universal diplomatic harmony, enhanced knowledge relative to the trends related to the enclosure of education in peacekeeping, human rights and democracy can facilitate to shape substantial actions in peace conciliations and orientation strategies. The purpose of these chapters is to provide guidance and basis for reflection to all readers in the realm of education, psychology, sociology, philosophy, military science, and political sciences. More generally, this book is to all those who are concerned with political psychology, group dynamics and leadership, diplomatic and military relationships, conflict resolution and reconciliation, as well as international sustainable peace. This collective work offers comprehensive and multifaceted perspectives arising from different fields with the fundamental goal of achieving an authentic concession, compromise and reconciliation. These perspectives reflect the diversity of approaches and actors involved in the issue of peace, as well as the ultimate quest for an international human dynamic concurrence and a fundamental welfare. Indeed, every education in the modern sense is implicitly or explicitly linked to objective ideas of development, according to an ideal universal harmony.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a guide for college students exploring career options who are interested in working to promote peacebuilding and the resolution of conflict. High school students, particularly those starting to consider college and careers, can also benefited from this book. A major feature of the book is 30 stories from young professionals, most recently graduated from college, who are working in the field. These profiles provide readers with insight as to strategies they might use to advance their peacebuilding careers. The book speaks directly to the Millennial generation, recognizing that launching a career is a major focus, and that careers in the peace field have not always been easy to identify. As such, the book takes the approach that most any career can be a peacebuilding career provided one is willing to apply creativity and passion to their work.Table of Contents Peace Education Series Introduction, Laura Finley and Robin Cooper PrefaceAcknowledgments CHAPTER 1. What is a Peace Job? CHAPTER 2. Preparing for and Finding a Peace Job CHAPTER 3. Peacebuilding Careers in Diplomacy CHAPTER 4. Enforcing Peace and Justice Through Human Rights and Law CHAPTER 5. Working in Conflict: NGO, IGO, Humanitarian, and Military Careers CHAPTER 6. Teaching About Peace and Conflict CHAPTER 7. Activism: Social Justice and Environmental Action CHAPTER 8. A Healing Approach: Health, Community, and Faith-Based Strategies CHAPTER 9. Creating Peace: The Arts, Science, Technology, and Media CHAPTER 10. Pursuing Peacebuilding Education APPENDIX A: 86 Peace Jobs for College Grads APPENDIX B: Peace Jobs Glossary APPENDIX C: Peace Jobs Career Resources APPENDIX D: Additional Readings About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis book is a guide for college students exploring career options who are interested in working to promote peacebuilding and the resolution of conflict. High school students, particularly those starting to consider college and careers, can also benefited from this book. A major feature of the book is 30 stories from young professionals, most recently graduated from college, who are working in the field. These profiles provide readers with insight as to strategies they might use to advance their peacebuilding careers. The book speaks directly to the Millennial generation, recognizing that launching a career is a major focus, and that careers in the peace field have not always been easy to identify. As such, the book takes the approach that most any career can be a peacebuilding career provided one is willing to apply creativity and passion to their work.Table of Contents Peace Education Series Introduction, Laura Finley and Robin Cooper PrefaceAcknowledgments CHAPTER 1. What is a Peace Job? CHAPTER 2. Preparing for and Finding a Peace Job CHAPTER 3. Peacebuilding Careers in Diplomacy CHAPTER 4. Enforcing Peace and Justice Through Human Rights and Law CHAPTER 5. Working in Conflict: NGO, IGO, Humanitarian, and Military Careers CHAPTER 6. Teaching About Peace and Conflict CHAPTER 7. Activism: Social Justice and Environmental Action CHAPTER 8. A Healing Approach: Health, Community, and Faith-Based Strategies CHAPTER 9. Creating Peace: The Arts, Science, Technology, and Media CHAPTER 10. Pursuing Peacebuilding Education APPENDIX A: 86 Peace Jobs for College Grads APPENDIX B: Peace Jobs Glossary APPENDIX C: Peace Jobs Career Resources APPENDIX D: Additional Readings About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents a range of views on the current state of global nuclear disarmament from eminent scholars from India, Israel and France. Chapters present and analyse the relationships between India, Pakistan and the USA, Russia and the USA, the position of the EU and of Israel. The perspectives presented range from optimism to pessimism on global nuclear disarmament and consequences for human security.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Introduction. India and nuclear disarmament: An analysis. Contours of disarmament with special relevance to india. Linkage between disarmament and human and global security. India’s double jeopardy – Nuclear threats and violent asymmetric conflict: Issues and dilemmas in a turbulent region. Post India – US nuclear deal: Need for restructuring the nonproliferation regime. Indian nuclear doctrine: Arming to disarm. Nuclear disarmament – Russia’s perspectives and initiatives. Russia’s policy toward nuclear disarmament: A theoretical framework. Development and disarmament: The case of Europe and Russia. CTBT or complete abolition of nuclear weapons (CANWE): Which is the need of the time?. Global nuclear disarmament: A myth or a super myth. Israel’s nuclear posture and its position on arms control and disarmament. The position of france and the european union on nuclear disarmament. The New START treaty: Perspectives and prospects. Mass media and global security: The path towards nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. Nuclear disarmament: Global compulsions and indian efforts. Nuclear Disarmament: Regional Perspectives on Progress. Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Nuclear Disarmament: Regional Perspectives on Progress. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisIn the eyes of Rony Brauman of Médecins Sans Frontières, wars are always triggered in the name of morality. Today's ‘humanitarian' interventions are little more than new moral crusades—and their justifications are based on lies. There are plenty of examples of hawkish propaganda in recent years: Saddam Hussein’s mythical weapons of mass destruction; dubious predictions of genocide in Kosovo; doctored figures of famine in Somalia; and a fake massacre of protesters in Libya. Without being militantly non-interventionist, Brauman is extremely suspicious of the thirst for war displayed by many of today’s world leaders, the consequences of which are devastating. He is critical of international peacekeeping bodies and tribunals: for him, the UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court represent the interests of the powerful above all else. Basing his argument on the criteria for a 'just war’, Brauman criticises the Western obsession with imposing democratic values by force. In this sober and convincing book, he thoroughly dismantles the notion of the justness of 'humanitarian wars’.Trade Review'In an era in which most public intellectuals are wildly over-rated, Rony Brauman is wildly under-rated. For more than four decades, first as an aid worker, then as president of MSF/Doctors Without Borders, France, and most recently as head of its research foundation, Brauman has succeeded in being both a leading humanitarian practitioner and the humanitarian international’s most interesting and important critical voice. Calling Brauman the conscience of the humanitarian world is perhaps too sentimental, but it is not that wide of the mark. He has also thought and written profoundly and spoken out eloquently on Israel-Palestine, Hannah Arendt and the Eichmann trial, human rights, and humanitarian medicine. In "Humanitarian Wars?", Brauman turns his attention to moral and legal justifications for what are all too frequently misdescribed as humanitarian military interventions. That he finds these justifications wanting is no surprise; but never have the reasons why they are incoherent morally and politically and what they conceal about the agendas of the governments that advance them been analysed with such scrupulous rigour and attention to nuance and ambiguity. This is an essential book.' -- David Rieff'When it comes to "humanitarian intervention", a subject that tends to provoke either evangelical defence or polemical demystification, there is no sharper thinker than Rony Brauman. He has wrestled with all the questions it poses before attempting to answer them; and, even then, he admits that no answer is final. His writing isn't simply valuable, it's indispensable: anyone reflecting on modern humanitarianism has an obligation to read him.' -- Adam Shatz'Rony Brauman has always spoken truth to power. These dialogues are great examples of how a leading humanitarian thinker can help us re-frame our understanding of wars and their so-called humanitarian justifications. A stimulating read.' -- Bertrand Taithe'[Brauman is] one of those rare creatures in France who truly thinks about war, conflict, and humanitarian engagement.' -- François Bonnet, Editor-in-Chief, Mediapart, and former Editor-in-Chief, Le Monde'Without doubt, Rony Brauman is one of the best informed, most highly respected and most independent voices in France today.' -- Jean-Claude Guillebaud, founder and former director, Reporters Without Borders

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Book SynopsisHow and why does order emerge after conflict? What does it mean in the context of the twenty-first century post-colonial city? From Kabul, Kigali and Kinshasa to Baghdad and Basra, people, abandoned by the state, make their own rules.With security increasingly ghettoised, survival becomes a matter of manipulation and hustling. In this book, Alice Hills discusses the interface between order and security. While analysts and donors emphasise security, Hills argues that order is much more meaningful for people’s lives. Focusing on the police as both providers of order and a measure of its success, the book shows that order depends more on what has gone before than on reconstruction efforts and that tension is inevitable as donors attempt to reform brutal local policing. Policing Post-Conflict Cities provides a powerful critique of the failure of liberal orthodoxy to understand the meaning of order.Trade Review'Through this magisterial analysis of policing in post-conflict cities, Alice Hills challenges the "cargo cult" status of police reform and the uncritical assumptions about democratic policing that are embedded in the liberal peace.' Michael Pugh, University of Bradford 'Policing Post Conflict Cities is an engaging and provocative enquiry into the most basic of political challenges - the recontruction of "order" and the provision of "security" in post conflict urban locales. Here Alice Hills invites us to think way beyond current orthodoxies and to base our theories instead on the fluid and ambigious practices emerging from Bagdad, Basra, Kinshasa, Kigali and others. Policing Post-Conflict Cities will appeal to an audience who values critical scholarship.' Elrena Van Der Spuy, University of Cape TownTable of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations & Acronyms 1. Order in an Urban Century 2. Controlling Cities 3. International Policing 4. Ghetto Security 5. Social Continuities and the Production of Order 6. Making Their Own Rules 7. Re-emergent Order 8. Challenging Orthodoxy Bibliography Notes Index

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