Title: Humanitarianism under fire
First published: 2008
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.
Subjects: History, Humanitarian intervention, Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993, Relations, United Nations, United Nations. Unified Task Force Somalia, United nations, armed forces, Intervention (international law), Somalia, economic conditions
Places: Somalia, United States
Time periods: 1991-, 20th century
LC classification: DT407.42 .R88 2008