Beschreibung:
This revised edition brings the problem of Third-World conflict into the post-Cold War era. It asks when and how should the developed countries intervene in internal wars outside of their traditional geopolitical interest - and what can such intervention realistically accomplish?
Chapter 1 The Changing Face of Violent Conflict; Chapter 2 Second Tier Problems in a First Tier-Dominated Global System; Chapter 3 The Venerable Foe: Insurgency; Chapter 4 The Intractable Nemesis: Counterinsurgency; Chapter 5 New Internal War; Chapter 6 The Other Challenges: Counternarcotics, Counterterrorism, and Regional Conflict; Chapter 7 Cases in Point: Sendero Luminoso and Restore Hope; Chapter 8 Distant Thunder or Siren's Call?;