Mission Revolution
«Taw's tightly argued analysis should be of interest to all readers...highly recommended. Choice Well-researched and well-written... A job well done. Marine Corps History»
Defined as operations other than war, stability operations can include peacekeeping activities, population control, and counternarcotics efforts, and for the entire history of the United States military, they have been considered a dangerous distraction if not an outright drain on combat resources. Les mer
She also shows how domestic politics have reduced civilian agencies' capabilities while fostering an unhealthy overreliance on the military. Introducing new concepts such as securitized instability and institutional privileging, Taw builds a framework for understanding and analyzing the expansion of the American armed forces' responsibilities in an ever-changing security landscape.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Columbia University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780231153256
- Utgivelsesår
- 2015
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
- Priser
- Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2017.
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«Taw's tightly argued analysis should be of interest to all readers...highly recommended. Choice Well-researched and well-written... A job well done. Marine Corps History»