Overview

Since the end of the Cold War era, a new dynamic has arisen within the international system, one that does not conform to established notions of the state's monopoly on war. In this changing environment, the United States, its allies, and the global community must decide how to respond to the challenges posed to the state by military threats, political and economic decline, and social fragmentation. Failed States and Fragile Societies considers the phenomenon of state failure and asks how the international community might better detect signs of state decay at an early stage and devise legally and politically legitimate responses. This collection of essays brings military and social historians into conversation with political and social scientists and former military officers. In case studies from the former Yugoslavia to Somalia, Iraq, and Colombia, the distinguished 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. Failed States and Fragile Societies is the first volume in Ohio University Press's Baker Series in Peace and Conflict Studies. Contributors: David Carment, Yiagadeesen Samy, David Curp, Jonathan House, James Carter, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Robert Rotberg, Ken Menkhaus.

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Author:   Ingo Trauschweizer ,  Steven M. Miner
Publisher:   Ohio University Press
Imprint:   Ohio University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780821420911

ISBN 10:   0821420917
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 May 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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

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The issue of state failure and fragility is one of, 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 variety of related topics by established scholars. -- Patrick James, professor of international relations, University of Southern California, director of the USC Center for International Studies, and author of Religion, Identity, and Global Governance: Ideas, Evidence and Practice

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. --Patrick James, Dornsife Dean's Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California

Author Information

Ingo Trauschweizer is a professor of history and former director of the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University, where he teaches courses on American and global military history, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. His books include The Cold War U.S. Army: Building Deterrence for Limited War and Maxwell Taylor's Cold War: From Berlin to Vietnam. Steven M. Miner is professor of history and director of the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University. He is the author of Between Churchill and Stalin: The Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the Origins of the Grand Alliance and Stalin's ""Holy War:"" Religion, Nationalism, and Alliance Politics, 1941–1945, as well as numerous articles and essays.

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