Share
The Invited Leviathan in Iraq and Afghanistan: Strong-Men, The Afghan Local Police, and Sons of Iraq
Naval Postgraduate School
(Author)
·
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
· Paperback
The Invited Leviathan in Iraq and Afghanistan: Strong-Men, The Afghan Local Police, and Sons of Iraq - Naval Postgraduate School
Choose the list to add your product or create one New List
✓ Product added successfully to the Wishlist.
Go to My Wishlists
Origin: U.S.A.
(Import costs included in the price)
It will be shipped from our warehouse between
Friday, July 19 and
Friday, July 26.
You will receive it anywhere in United Kingdom between 1 and 3 business days after shipment.
Synopsis "The Invited Leviathan in Iraq and Afghanistan: Strong-Men, The Afghan Local Police, and Sons of Iraq"
Despite robust scholarship on the general themes of state-building, little scholarship exists on the strategies of exogenous powers on the construction of developing states. Further complicating these strategies is the influence of strong men, local elites who seek to mitigate the influence of both the developing state and the exogenous state on local modes of power and influence often through the development of armed militias. Appropriating the construct of Barnett and Zurchers peacebuilders construct and utilizing the Sons of Iraq and the Afghan Local Police as case-studies, this thesis seeks to explore the current relationship between local strong men, developing state governments, and the exogenous state (or the invited leviathan) in two states where U.S. policy has dictated the deployment of hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops. Powerful arguments can be made regarding U.S. policy in support of, and against, these militias. This thesis will show that U.S. empowerment of these militias can not only improve local security conditions, but it can empower disenfranchised groups at the state level. Understanding the dynamics at play in these circumstances can help inform the nature of future interaction with strong men, militias, and developing governments.
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
All books in our catalog are Original.
The book is written in English.
The binding of this edition is Paperback.
✓ Producto agregado correctamente al carro, Ir a Pagar.