| Why Paramilitary Operations Fail 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Krishnan, Armin (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319716301 ISBN-13: 9783319716305 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $170.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 320.973 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.31 lbs) 254 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book analyzes U.S. pro-insurgency paramilitary operations (PMOs) or U.S. proxy warfare from the beginning of the Cold War to the present and explains why many of these operations either failed entirely to achieve their objective, or why they produced negative consequences that greatly diminished their benefits. The chapters cover important aspects of what PMOs are, the history of U.S. PMOs, how they function, the dilemmas of secrecy and accountability, the issues of control, criminal conduct, and disposal of proxies, as well as newer developments that may change PMOs in the future. The author argues that the general approach of conducting PMOs as covert operations is inherently flawed since it tends to undermine many possibilities for control over proxies in a situation where the interests of sponsors and proxies necessarily diverge on key issues. |