Search Results - "Peace"

Afghanistan are we losing the peace? /

“…Afghanistan, are we losing the peace?…”
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The polythink syndrome : U.S. foreign policy decisions on 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and ISIS / by Mintz, Alex, 1953-, Wayne, Carly

Table of Contents: “…The polythink syndrome -- Causes, symptoms, and consequences of polythink -- Polythink in national security : the 9/11 attacks -- Polythink and Afghanistan war decisions : war initiation and termination -- Decision making in the Iraq War: from groupthink to polythink -- Polythink in the Iranian nuclear dispute : decisions of the U.S. and Israel -- Recent challenges : the Syria debate, the renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, and the ISIS decision -- The global nature of polythink and its productive potential.…”
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What they think of us international perceptions of the United States since 9/11 /

Table of Contents: “…Iraqis' bleak views of the United States / Ibrahim Al-Marashi and Abdul Hadi al-Khalili -- Beyond the stained glass window : Indonesian perceptions of the United States and the War on Terror / Melani Budianta -- Turkish perceptions of the United States / Nur Bilge Criss -- Beautiful imperialist or war mongering hegemon : contemporary Chinese views of the United States / Yufan Hao and Lin Su -- From the Cold War to a lukewarm peace : Russian views of September 11 and beyond / Eric Shiraev and Olga Makhovskaya -- Nuestro Once de Septiembre : the kingdom of the comma / Fernando Escalante-Gonzalbo and Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo -- The twilight of American cultural hegemony : a historical perspective on Western Europe's distancing from America / Federico Romero.…”
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A solitary war a diplomat's chronicle of the Iraq war and its lessons / by Muñoz, Heraldo

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by Kofi Annan -- Introduction -- Early warnings -- A telling phone call from Condi -- A war with multilateral support -- One, two, three Iraqs : the costs of the unilateralist doctrine -- War games in the United Nations : a tale of missed opportunities -- Resolution to act -- A tug of war -- The Blair-Lagos last-ditch effort -- The final diplomatic bets -- High noon in Iraq : diplomacy fails -- Unilateralism in retreat : the hard task of winning the peace in Iraq -- Multilateralism under fire -- The war deepens : the UN is a target -- A turn toward tactical multilateralism -- Why multilateralism matters : the United Nations enables the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq and the 2005 elections -- A sense of loss of direction and moral defeat -- Negotiating the establishment of the Iraqi interim government -- The end of occupation? …”
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Worlds Apart : Bosnian Lessons for Global Security / by Hunt, Swanee

Table of Contents: “…Carrington" -- Outside : a convenient euphemism -- Inside : angels and animals -- Outside : Carter and conscience -- Inside : "If I left, everyone would flee" -- Outside : none of our business -- Inside : Silajdžić -- Outside : unintended consequences -- Inside : the bread factory -- Outside : elegant tables -- Inside : the unspeakable -- Outside : the politics of rape -- Inside : an unlikely soldier -- Outside : happy Fourth of July -- Inside : women on the side -- Outside : contact sport -- Inside : an artificial war -- Outside : clashes -- Inside : crossing the fault line -- Outside : "The truth about Goražde" -- Inside : loyal -- Outside : Pentagon sympathies -- Inside : family friends -- Outside : extremists -- Inside : family ties -- Outside : federation -- Inside : school days -- Outside : forces and counterforces -- Inside : blood -- Outside : trade-offs -- Inside : grim lullaby -- Outside : security and cooperation -- Inside : Sarajevo Cinderella -- Outside : failure at Srebrenica -- Inside : Magbula's parrot -- Outside : the accident -- Inside : boys pretending -- Outside : bombs and bluffs -- Inside : side by side -- Outside: decisions at Dayton -- Inside : morning has broken -- Outside : waiting for Christmas -- Inside : Serb exodus -- Outside : refugees in Austria -- Inside : refugees at the residence -- Outside : diplobabble -- Inside : displaced -- Outside : sowing and reaping -- Inside : Banja Luka bitterness -- Outside : war criminals -- Inside : uncatchable -- Outside : evenhanded -- Inside : no justice in Srebrenica -- Outside : the tribunal -- Inside : waiting for the truth -- Outside : intelligence and political will -- Inside : professor, perpetrator, president -- Outside : the fourth warring party -- Inside : city signs -- Outside : out of step -- Inside : by a thread -- Outside : missing -- Inside : surviving the peace -- Outside : press tour -- Inside : organized for action -- Outside : Lyons -- Inside : "What's an NGO"? …”
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Worlds Apart : Bosnian Lessons for Global Security / by Hunt, Swanee

Table of Contents: “…Carrington" -- Outside : a convenient euphemism -- Inside : angels and animals -- Outside : Carter and conscience -- Inside : "If I left, everyone would flee" -- Outside : none of our business -- Inside : Silajdžić -- Outside : unintended consequences -- Inside : the bread factory -- Outside : elegant tables -- Inside : the unspeakable -- Outside : the politics of rape -- Inside : an unlikely soldier -- Outside : happy Fourth of July -- Inside : women on the side -- Outside : contact sport -- Inside : an artificial war -- Outside : clashes -- Inside : crossing the fault line -- Outside : "The truth about Goražde" -- Inside : loyal -- Outside : Pentagon sympathies -- Inside : family friends -- Outside : extremists -- Inside : family ties -- Outside : federation -- Inside : school days -- Outside : forces and counterforces -- Inside : blood -- Outside : trade-offs -- Inside : grim lullaby -- Outside : security and cooperation -- Inside : Sarajevo Cinderella -- Outside : failure at Srebrenica -- Inside : Magbula's parrot -- Outside : the accident -- Inside : boys pretending -- Outside : bombs and bluffs -- Inside : side by side -- Outside: decisions at Dayton -- Inside : morning has broken -- Outside : waiting for Christmas -- Inside : Serb exodus -- Outside : refugees in Austria -- Inside : refugees at the residence -- Outside : diplobabble -- Inside : displaced -- Outside : sowing and reaping -- Inside : Banja Luka bitterness -- Outside : war criminals -- Inside : uncatchable -- Outside : evenhanded -- Inside : no justice in Srebrenica -- Outside : the tribunal -- Inside : waiting for the truth -- Outside : intelligence and political will -- Inside : professor, perpetrator, president -- Outside : the fourth warring party -- Inside : city signs -- Outside : out of step -- Inside : by a thread -- Outside : missing -- Inside : surviving the peace -- Outside : press tour -- Inside : organized for action -- Outside : Lyons -- Inside : "What's an NGO"? …”
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