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Democracy by Force : US Military Intervention in the Post-Cold War World (LSE Monographs in International Studies)
Democracy by Force US Military Intervention in the PostCold War World - LSE Monographs in International Studies Author:Karin von Hippel Since the end of the Cold War the United States has intervened militarily in a number of civil conflicts around the world, with varying degrees of success. This book examines four US-sponsored interventions (Panama, Somalia, Haiti and Bosnia), focusing on the vital nation-building efforts which have followed military action. The book seeks to pr... more »ovide a greater understanding of the successes and failures of US policy, to improve strategies for reconstruction, and to provide some insight into the conditions under which intervention and nation-building are likely to succeed.« less