Humanitarianism under fire
the US and UN intervention in Somalia
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Publication
2008 - Kumarian Press, Bloomfield, CT, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
54,250 words, Guess
Page Count
217 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehumanitarianismu0000ruth
- ISBN-139781565492608
- ISBN-101565492609
- Goodreads4581650
- LibraryThing7921804
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- Library of Congress Control Number2008010160
- OCLC Control Number209810596
- Better World Books9781565492608
- Open LibraryOL18893747M
Classifications
- DDC967.7305/3
- LCCDT407.42 .R88 2008
- LCCDT407.42.R88 2008
Description
The international humanitarian intervention in Somalia was one of the most challenging operations ever conducted by US and UN military forces. Until Somalia, the UN had never run a Chapter VII exercise with large numbers of troops operating under a fighting mandate. It became a deadly test of the UN's ability carry out a peace operation using force against an adversary determined to sabotage the intervention. Humanitarianism Under Fire is a candid, detailed historical and political narrative of this remarkably complicated intervention that was one of the first cases of multilateral action in the post-Cold War era. Rutherford presents new information gleaned from interviews and intensive research in five countries. His evidence shows how Somalia became a turning point in the relationship between the UN and US and how policy and strategy decisions in military operations continue to refer back to this singular event, even today. -- Back cover.
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