Mission Accomplished?
The Crisis of International Intervention
(Sprache: Englisch)
Why do politicians send troops to foreign soil, to fight battles they rarely win? Is it old-fashioned imperialism tainted with a crusader complex? Or is the West a partisan for the helpless? The fall of the Soviet Union left the West aimless. With no...
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Why do politicians send troops to foreign soil, to fight battles they rarely win? Is it old-fashioned imperialism tainted with a crusader complex? Or is the West a partisan for the helpless? The fall of the Soviet Union left the West aimless. With no conflicting dogma to reinforce its sense of justice the West assumed the role of global policeman - aid graduated from charitable to economic and, finally, military. Ideological struggle was replaced by a vague and confused concept of international justice, shrouded in real-politik. Yet scepticism now pervades the interventionist debate. Simon Jenkins traces the rise of 'liberal interventionism' from Kosovo and the 'war on terror' to present day conflicts in Libya, Syria and Ukraine, asking: what can we learn from the miscalculations, mistakes, and mendacity of 'the age of intervention'? As ISIS sweeps through Middle-East, calls for a military solution are increasing. By exposing interventionist rhetoric and highlighting past mistakes, Jenkins gives us an invaluable contribution to the active and essential debate on the West's role in global conflicts.
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Preface Introduction1 Into Yugoslavia 2 Marking Time: Interlude in Sierra Leone3 Eruption: Nine Eleven 4 Into Afghanistan 5 Back to Iraq6 Iraq: The Big One 7 Iraq: Aftermath Part One 8 Iraq: Aftermath Goes Steady State 9 Return to Afghanistan 10 Endgame Eludes Iraq, Again 11 Intervention Goes Viral: Tehran, Kabul, Baghdad, Rangoon, Harare 12 The Age of Endgames 13 Springtime in Libya 14 Aftermath: Syria, Yemen, Mali, Ukraine Epilogue Index
Autoren-Porträt von Simon Jenkins
Sir Simon Jenkins is a journalist and author. He writes for the Guardian as well as broadcasting for the BBC. He has edited the Times and the London Evening Standard and is chairman of the National Trust. His latest book is England's Hundred Best Views.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Simon Jenkins
- 2015, 216 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Maße: 12,8 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Durnell MDL
- ISBN-10: 1784531324
- ISBN-13: 9781784531324
- Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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