Humanitarianism under fire
Subtitle: the US and UN intervention in Somalia
By: by Kenneth R. Rutherford.
Publisher: Kumarian Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Bloomfield, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781565492608
Subjects: United Nations. -- Unified Task Force Somalia; Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993; Humanitarian intervention -- Somalia -- History -- 20th century; Somalia -- History -- 1991-; United States -- Relations -- Somalia; Somalia -- Relations -- United States
Description: The international humanitarian intervention in Somalia was one of the most challenging operations ever conducted by US and UN military forces. Until Somalia, the UN had never run a Chapter VII exercise with large numbers of troops operating under a fighting mandate. It became a deadly test of the UN's ability carry out a peace operation using force against an adversary determined to sabotage the intervention. Humanitarianism Under Fire is a candid, detailed historical and political narrative of this remarkably complicated intervention that was one of the first cases of multilateral action in the post-Cold War era. Rutherford presents new information gleaned from interviews and intensive research in five countries. His evidence shows how Somalia became a turning point in the relationship between the UN and US and how policy and strategy decisions in military operations continue to refer back to this singular event, even today. -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.