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Book SynopsisIn case studies from the former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Iraq, and Colombia, the contributors argue that early intervention to stabilize social, economic, and political systems offers the greatest promise, whereas military intervention at a later stage is both costlier and less likely to succeed.
Trade Review“The issue of state failure and fragility is one of the most important topics, if not the most important topic, in international affairs and international relations today and for the foreseeable future. This new volume succeeds in its stated goal of discussing and exploring the various aspects of [this issue] and brings together a variety of perspectives on a range of related topics by established scholars.”
Table of Contents* Introduction Ingo Trauschweizer * Part I: State Failure? * 1. The Future of War: Understanding Fragile States and What to Do about Them David Carment and Yiagadeesen Samy * 2. Human Rights and Wrongs in Failed States: Bosnia-Herzegovina, the International Community, and the Challenges of Long-Term Instability in Southeastern Europe T. David Curp * Part II: Using Force? * 3. The Past and Future of Insurgency: Protracted Warfare and Protracted Counterinsurgency Jonathan M. House * 4. "The Lessons of the Last War Are Clear": The Military- Industrial Complex, Private Contractors, and US Foreign Policy James M. Carter * 5. Crime, Low-Intensity Conflict, and the Future of War in the Twenty-First Century Vanda Felbab-Brown * Part III: Systemic Response * 6. Odious and Failed States, Humanitarian Responses Robert I. Rotberg * 7. State Collapse and Local Response in Somalia Ken Menkhaus * Postscript * Contributors * Index
