Adapting in the Dust : Lessons Learned from Canada's War in Afghanistan / Stephen M. Saideman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saideman, Stephen M., author.

Series:

UTP insights.

UTP Insights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghan War (2001- ).

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Participation, Canadian.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Personal narratives, Canadian.

Canada--Armed Forces--Afghanistan.

Canada.

Canada--Military policy.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Canada's six-year military mission in Afghanistan's Kandahar province was one of the most intense and challenging moments in Canadian foreign affairs since the Korean War. A complex war fought in an inhospitable environment, the Afghanistan mission tested the mettle not just of Canada's soldiers but also of its politicians, public servants, and policy makers. In Adapting in the Dust, Stephen M. Saideman considers how well the Canadian government, media, and public managed the challenge. Building on interviews with military officers, civilian officials, and politicians, Saideman shows how key actors in Canada's political system, including the prime minister, the political parties, and parliament, responded to the demands of a costly and controversial mission. Some adapted well; others adapted poorly or - worse yet - in ways that protected careers but harmed the mission itself. Adapting in the Dust is a vital evaluation of how well Canada's institutions, parties, and policy makers responded to the need to oversee and sustain a military intervention overseas, and an important guide to what will have to change in order to do better next time.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures And Tables

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Adapting In The Dust. Lessons Learned From Canada'S War In Afghanistan

1. Introduction

2. Alone In Kandahar? Canada In Comparative Perspective

3. Considering The Kandahar Conundrum

4. The Power Of Minority Government: Manipulating The Confused And Those Who Cannot Cooperate

5. The Problematic Parliament: Detainees, Information Asymmetries, And A Misplaced Focus

6. Whole Of Government Or Holes In Government?

7. The Canadian Forces: Winners?

8. Where Are The Canadians? The Public And The Media

9. Learning Lessons And Drawing Conclusions

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-159) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Okt 2018)

ISBN:

1-4426-6691-9

1-4426-6690-0

OCLC:

948393031