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Terrorism and peacekeeping [electronic resource] : new security challenges / edited by Volker Franke ; foreword by Joseph P. Hoar.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 294 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780313390982 (electronic bk.)
  • 0313390983 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780313068324 (electronic bk.)
  • 0313068321 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Terrorism and peacekeeping.DDC classification:
  • 355.3/57 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6432 .T446 2005eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Peacekeeping in Bosnia / William C. Banks, Jeffrey D. Straussman -- The road to Dayton : diplomatic and military interaction in Bosnia / Thomas A. Keaney, Scott Douglas -- "Guaranteeing" peace agreements : the Peru-Ecuador border dispute / Theodore S. Wilkinson -- "A firm and commensurate response" : U.S. retaliation for the Bush assassination attempt / Andrew J. Bacevich -- Obligations of leadership : the Khobar towers bombing and its aftermath / Eliot A. Cohen -- "To prevent and deter" international terrorism : the U.S. response to the Kenya and Tanzania embassy bombings / William C. Banks -- The predator / William C. Banks -- Separate powers : the Iraq liberation act / Laurence Pope -- Squeezing a balloon : Plan Colombia and America's war on drugs / Volker C. Franke, Justin Reed -- Philanthropy vs. national security : should CARE criticize the military? / Arthur C. Brooks -- Security and salvation : bringing Russia aboard the space station / W. Henry Lambright -- Dan Goldin's Catch-22 : building a U.S.-Russian space station / W. Henry Lambright -- Worse than an infection : DOD's struggle with the anthrax vaccination / John Robinson -- Homeland security / James Blandin.
Summary: Over the last decade, asymmetric warfare and terrorism have become prevalent threats to the United States. National security, today more than at any other time, demands decision-making under uncertainty. The issues presented in this book demonstrate that the value of planning lies in how well we can prepare for a perpetually unpredictable future.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Peacekeeping in Bosnia / William C. Banks, Jeffrey D. Straussman -- The road to Dayton : diplomatic and military interaction in Bosnia / Thomas A. Keaney, Scott Douglas -- "Guaranteeing" peace agreements : the Peru-Ecuador border dispute / Theodore S. Wilkinson -- "A firm and commensurate response" : U.S. retaliation for the Bush assassination attempt / Andrew J. Bacevich -- Obligations of leadership : the Khobar towers bombing and its aftermath / Eliot A. Cohen -- "To prevent and deter" international terrorism : the U.S. response to the Kenya and Tanzania embassy bombings / William C. Banks -- The predator / William C. Banks -- Separate powers : the Iraq liberation act / Laurence Pope -- Squeezing a balloon : Plan Colombia and America's war on drugs / Volker C. Franke, Justin Reed -- Philanthropy vs. national security : should CARE criticize the military? / Arthur C. Brooks -- Security and salvation : bringing Russia aboard the space station / W. Henry Lambright -- Dan Goldin's Catch-22 : building a U.S.-Russian space station / W. Henry Lambright -- Worse than an infection : DOD's struggle with the anthrax vaccination / John Robinson -- Homeland security / James Blandin.

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Over the last decade, asymmetric warfare and terrorism have become prevalent threats to the United States. National security, today more than at any other time, demands decision-making under uncertainty. The issues presented in this book demonstrate that the value of planning lies in how well we can prepare for a perpetually unpredictable future.

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