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Written from the point of view of an on-the-ground practitioner after exceptional government and voluntary service abroad, Rufus Phillips III uses his experience to explain why US efforts to help fragile countries stabilize is important to national security.

Table of Contents
  • Foreword by H. R. McMaster
  • Series Editor's Foreword
  • Preface
  • List of Abbreviations for Key Terms and Organizations
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Understanding the Challenge
  • 1. Background
  • 2. Significant Factors
  • 3. Public Support
  • 4. Essential Ideas and Terms
  • Part II. Interventions
  • 5. Cold War Cases
  • 6. Iraq
  • 7. Afghanistant
  • 8. Colombia
  • Part III. How to Do Better
  • Existing Capabilities and Organizational Change
  • 10. Organizing for Better Assistance
  • 11. Mission and Roles
  • 12. Recruitment, Education, and Training
  • 13. Field Organization, Operations, and Financing
  • 14. Stabilization Strategy and Implementation in a Hypothetical State
  • 15. The Future
  • Appendix: Proposed Education and Training Program
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas
      Publication Date: 6/10/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780700633043, 978-0700633043
      ISBN10: 0700633049
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Written from the point of view of an on-the-ground practitioner after exceptional government and voluntary service abroad, Rufus Phillips III uses his experience to explain why US efforts to help fragile countries stabilize is important to national security.

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword by H. R. McMaster
      • Series Editor's Foreword
      • Preface
      • List of Abbreviations for Key Terms and Organizations
      • Introduction
      • Part I. Understanding the Challenge
      • 1. Background
      • 2. Significant Factors
      • 3. Public Support
      • 4. Essential Ideas and Terms
      • Part II. Interventions
      • 5. Cold War Cases
      • 6. Iraq
      • 7. Afghanistant
      • 8. Colombia
      • Part III. How to Do Better
      • Existing Capabilities and Organizational Change
      • 10. Organizing for Better Assistance
      • 11. Mission and Roles
      • 12. Recruitment, Education, and Training
      • 13. Field Organization, Operations, and Financing
      • 14. Stabilization Strategy and Implementation in a Hypothetical State
      • 15. The Future
      • Appendix: Proposed Education and Training Program
      • Acknowledgments
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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