Blood on the doorstep : the politics of preventive action / Barnett R. Rubin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubin, Barnett R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management--Case studies.

Conflict management.

Pacific settlement of international disputes.

Political violence--Prevention.

Political violence.

Political violence--Prevention--Case studies.

Ethnic groups--Political activity.

Ethnic groups.

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

Pacific settlement of international disputes--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 256 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Century Foundation, [2002]

Summary:

Throughout the 1990s, U.S. policymakers by and large thought they could insulate the country from the collapse of distant states and the spread of war and disorder in some of the world!/s poorest regions. The attacks on September 11, 2001, however, showed that dire conditions in seemingly isolated regions could become incubators for violence that hits America directly. This book, based on Barnett R. Rubin!/s years of experience as director of the Center for Preventive Action (CPA) at the Council on Foreign Relations, argues that initiatives aimed at preventing regional crises must form a key part of the U.S. global security strategy. Drawing on his experience leading CPA projects in the Balkans, Central Asia, Central Africa, and West Africa, as well has his extensive work on Afghanistan, Rubin illustrates concretely how seemingly exotic and distant conflicts are deeply integrated into our global system through the effects of global strategies and markets. These conflicts, the author argues, are harder to contain once they flare up into violence and yet are potentially more subject to prevention by global actors than common wisdom claims.

Contents:

1 What Is at Stake? 1

2 Conflicts and Their Causes: Acres of Desolation 9

3 Burundi and the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa: Strengthless Cures, in Vain 35

4 The South Balkans: Landscape Painted with Blood 55

5 Nigeria: The Mirror of Oil 83

6 The Ferghana Valley: Festering Inner Wounds 105

Part 2 Preventing Violent Conflicts: Analytical Framework and Strategies

8 Warning: Risk Assessment and Monitoring 138

9 Systemic Prevention 151

10 Targeted Prevention 161

11 Organizing for Prevention 185.

Notes:

"A Century Foundation/Council on Foreign Relations book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-240) and index.

ISBN:

0870784730

0870784749

OCLC:

50291062