Cowardly Lions : Missed Opportunities to Prevent Deadly Conflict and State Collapse / I. William Zartman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zartman, I. William, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

What would have happened had the "road not taken" been the chosen action in past conflict interventions? What can we learn from a close look at alternatives that were not selected? Drawing on six detailed case studies (the Balkans, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, Somalia, and Zaire/Congo), I. William Zartman identifies a series of missed opportunities—options that arguably would have provided feasible and better outcomes for the reduction of violent conflict and the prevention of state collapse. Zartman specifies potential solutions within the entire trajectory of each conflict, considering in each instance why the indicated decisions were not taken. The principles and mechanisms that he develops in the course of his analysis have profound implications for the actions of the international community in preventing conflicts from escalating to violence, and for managing violent situations when they do occur.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Opportunities

2 Lebanon, 1976–1984

3 Liberia, 1985–1998

4 Somalia, 1988–1993

5 Zaire, 1991–1996

6 Yugoslavia, 1989–1998

7 Haiti, 1991–1996

8 Seizing Opportunities

9 Foreign Policy and International Relations

List of Acronyms

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-135-5

OCLC:

1334344652