Diplomatic Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107546265 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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How can the international community be wiser and more successful in preventing war and creating peace after conflict? It should be required reading by all who aspire to act to suppress conflict and build sustainable peace" - Lord Paddy Ashdown, former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina"The 1995 Dayton Accords silenced the guns of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the aftermath, the same ethnic hatreds, fueled by suspicion and duplicity, made creating a modern, civil, society out of the wreckage of war and displacement, an enormous, perhaps impossible task. Philippe Leroux-Martin gives us an insider's view o
Following his work in Sarajevo, he headed the legal department of the International Civilian Office, an organization established to supervise and coordinate Kosovo's accession to independence in 2008-9. Mr Leroux-Martin also acted as chief legal advisor to the Police Restructuring Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina chaired by former Belgian Prime Minister Wilfrie
Kevin said An Illuminating Analysis. In “Diplomatic Counterinsurgency” Philippe Leroux-Martin presents an illuminating theoretical analysis of power and peacemaking and uses it to explain why Bosnia and Herzegovina’s post-war recovery has been brought to a standstill.He begins with a detailed account of a showdown between the International Community and the Bosnian Serb leadership in "An Illuminating Analysis" according to Kevin. In “Diplomatic Counterinsurgency” Philippe Leroux-Martin presents an illuminating theoretical analysis of power and peacemaking and uses it to explain why Bosnia and Herzegovina’s post-war recovery has been brought to a standstill.He begins with a detailed account of a showdown between the International Community and the Bosnian Serb leadership in 20. 0. Rebecca said Top Recommendation. Diplomatic Counterinsurgency is a highly engaging and thought-provoking examination of international involvement in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, which suggests broader lessons to be drawn from such involvement. The author lifts the curtain on the complicated relationships and interactions between/among domestic and international actors in the country and adds
How do these nonviolent wars evolve? How can the power of fragile states be challenged through nonviolent means in the aftermath of armed conflict? And what is the role of diplomacy in countering such challenges? This book offers key insights for policy makers dealing with fragile states who seek answers to such questions.. This compelling eyewitness account of a key political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2007 demonstrates how interventions from foreign powers to end armed conflict can create new forms of conflict that are not only as determined and resilient, but can lead groups to challenge the power of fragile states through political and legal means. Countering such challenges is an integral but often ignored part of peace processes. War does not stop when the armed conflict ends