Winning the Peace: An American Strategy for Post-Conflict Reconstruction / Edition 1

by Robert C. Orr

Overview

Events in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans have proved that failed and defeated states threaten the national security interests of the United States and the stability of entire regions. But success in addressing these threats clearly depends on more than military might; the post-conflict period is equally crucial. Case studies in this book examine the U.S. approach in Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The book offers policy guidance on how to handle current reconstruction challenges and on building capacity to do a better job when America is inevitably called on to restore failed nations in the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780892064441
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/20/2004
Series:	Significant Issues Series , #26
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robert C. Orr is executive director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Preface	x
	Acknowledgments	xiv
Part I.	The Post-Conflict Challenge	1
1.	The United States as Nation Builder: Facing the Challenge of Post-Conflict Reconstruction	3
2.	Constructing a Cohesive Strategic International Response	19
Part II.	Enhancing U.S. Response Capabilities in Core Areas	37
3.	Laying the Foundation: Enhancing Security Capabilities	39
4.	Governing When Chaos Rules: Enhancing Governance and Participation	58
5.	Restoring Hope: Enhancing Social and Economic Well-being	72
6.	Dealing with Demons: Enhancing Justice and Reconciliation	89
Part III.	Enhancing U.S. Capacity Enablers	103
7.	Interagency Strategy and Planning for Post-Conflict Reconstruction	105
8.	Filling the Gap: Civilian Rapid Response Capacity for Post-Conflict Reconstruction	116
9.	Training and Education for Post-Conflict Reconstruction	126
10.	Funding Post-Conflict Reconstruction	138
Part IV.	Post-Conflict Reconstruction Case Studies	167
Generation 1	Post-World War II Occupation
11.	Japan: Occupation as Means to a "Citadel of Democracy in the East"	169
Generation 2	Post-Cold War "Humanitarian Intervention"
12.	Kosovo: Learning to Leverage "Liberator" Status	193
13.	East Timor: The United States as Junior Partner	210
14.	Sierra Leone: Making Multilateralism Work	224
Generation 3	Post-September 11 Interventions
15.	Afghanistan: The Chimera of the "Light Footprint"	244
16.	Iraq: Going it Alone, Gone Wrong	263
Part V.	Conclusion	287
17.	An American Strategy for Post-Conflict Reconstruction	289
Appendix 1	Joint CSIS/AUSA Post-Conflict Reconstruction Task Framework	305
Appendix 2	Joint CSIS/AUSA Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project: Commissioners and Staff	328
	Index	331
	About the Authors	352