Since the end of the Cold War era, a new dynamic has arisen within
the international system, one that does not conform to established
notions of the state's monopoly on war. In this changing
environment, the United States, its allies, and the global
community must decide how to respond to the challenges posed to the
state by military threats, political and economic decline, and
social fragmentation.
"Failed States and Fragile Societies" considers the phenomenon of
state failure and asks how the international community might better
detect signs of state decay at an early stage and devise legally
and politically legitimate responses. This collection of essays
brings military and social historians into conversation with
political and social scientists and former military officers. In
case studies from the former Yugoslavia to Somalia, Iraq, and
Colombia, the distinguished contributors argue that early
intervention to stabilize social, economic, and political systems
offers the greatest promise, whereas military intervention at a
later stage is both costlier and less likely to succeed.
"Failed States and Fragile Societies" is the first volume in Ohio
University Press's Baker Series in Peace and Conflict Studies.
Contributors: David Carment, Yiagadeesen Samy, David Curp,
Jonathan House, James Carter, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Robert Rotberg,
Ken Menkhaus.
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