In 2003 Australia conceived, financed and led a Pacific-wide
intervention into Solomon Islands to prevent the collapse of that
state. The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)
was to remain there for fourteen years, costing over $2 billion and
involving thousands of soldiers, police and public servants from
Australia and across the Pacific. It was remarkably successful in
an age of disastrous interventions. And yet, by the time it was
withdrawn, RAMSI had largely vanished from the Australian public's
mind.Helpem Fren is the first comprehensive history of Australia
and the RAMSI intervention. Drawing on still-classified official
documents and over thirty interviews, it records the preconditions,
motivations and dynamics of RAMSI between 2003 and 2017. Providing
an intimate look at the challenges of interventions and development
assistance generally, Helpem Fren is also a portrait of the
personalities involved and the complex interactions between two
systems that couldn't be more different in culture, wealth, size
and capacity.As Australia confronts the most challenging
environment in the Pacific for seventy years, Helpem Fren offers
readers a deeper understanding of the recent history of Australia's
involvement with Solomon Islands and the Pacific.
General
| Imprint: |
Melbourne University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
Australia |
| Release date: |
March 2023 |
| Authors: |
Michael Wesley
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-522-87905-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-522-87905-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780522879056 |
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