Why allies rebel : defiant local partners in counterinsurgency wars / Barbara Elias.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elias, Barbara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterinsurgency--History--20th century.

Counterinsurgency.

Counterinsurgency--History--21st century.

Alliances.

Intervention (International law)--Case studies.

Intervention (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 339 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

Why do powerful intervening militaries have such difficulty managing comparatively weak local partners in counterinsurgency wars? Set within the context of costly, large-scale military interventions such as the US war in Afghanistan, this book explains the conditions by which local allies comply with (or defy) the policy demands of larger security partners. Analysing nine large-scale post-colonial counterinsurgency interventions including Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Lebanon, Cambodia, and Angola, this book utilizes thousands of primary source documents to identify and examine over 450 policy requests proposed by intervening forces to local allies. By dissecting these problematic partnerships, this book exposes a critical political dynamic in military interventions. It will appeal to academics and policymakers addressing counterinsurgency issues in foreign policy, security studies and political science.

Contents:

Introduction

Why Local Allies Defy or Comply with Requests from Intervening Allies

Methodology -Wars, Documents and Data

The U.S. in Iraq

The U.S. in Afghanistan

The U.S. in Vietnam

India in Sri Lanka

The U.S.S.R. in Afghanistan

When Small States Intervene

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Jun 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-80831-X

1-108-78781-9

1-108-78497-6