Background: Grant-based forms of security assistance played a
significant role in the efforts to secure the economically
devastated nations of post-war Europe. Grant-based assistance would
decline once these nations recovered. In the period leading to the
Vietnam War, the U.S. used significant grant-based security
assistance to help the economically weak nations of Southeast Asia
guard against communist invaders and insurgents. The need for
security assistance grew during that war and became the primary
pillar of President Nixon's plan for withdrawing forces from
Vietnam and enabling the U.S. allies to defend themselves
unassisted. Paradoxically, the same Congress that had supported
security assistance requests throughout the war now opposed it, as
did the public. Within two years of the U.S. forces leaving
Vietnam, U.S. assistance stopped completely. Thesis: The Global War
on Terrorism ushered in another surge of grant-based security
assistance efforts. In this new war, the nation has turned to a
proven instrument that it has successfully twice before. This paper
examines how the current, strategic environment may influence the
viability of security assistance as a reliable instrument in the
Global War on Terrorism. It does not aim to predict the future, but
rather to illuminate major events and trends that will shape the
future and to draw parallels from history where they exist. It
seeks to answer the question: Should the paradigm of Vietnam alert
us to a new danger in the Global War on Terrorism? Research
Questions: What created the demand for security assistance in
Vietnam, and how did the public perceive security assistance during
that war? What will create demand for increased security assistance
during the Global War on Terrorism, and how does the public
perceive this foreign policy tool today? Are the apparent parallels
sufficiently strong to warrant the attention of policy makers and
defense planners?
General
Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2012 |
First published: |
November 2012 |
Authors: |
Douglas R. Reynolds
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 3mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
60 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-288-29377-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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LSN: |
1-288-29377-1 |
Barcode: |
9781288293773 |
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