America's Role in Nation-Building From Germany to Iraq

by Dobbins, James

• ISBN13: 9780833034601
• ISBN10: 083303460X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-31
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

A nearly 50-year review of U.S. efforts to transform defeated and broken enemies into democratic and prosperous allies.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures and Table	p. xi
Executive Summary	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxxi
Abbreviations	p. xxxiii
Introduction	p. 1
Germany	p. 3
Challenges	p. 4
Security	p. 4
Humanitarian	p. 5
Civil Administration	p. 5
Democratization	p. 6
Reconstruction	p. 6
The U.S. and International Roles	p. 7
Military	p. 7
Civil and Economic	p. 8
What Happened	p. 8
Security	p. 9
Humanitarian	p. 12
Civil Administration	p. 13
Democratization	p. 15
Reconstruction	p. 17
Lessons Learned	p. 20
Japan	p. 25
Challenges	p. 26
Security	p. 26
Humanitarian	p. 26
Civil Administration	p. 27
Democratization	p. 27
Reconstruction	p. 28
The U.S. and International Roles	p. 28
Military	p. 30
Civil and Economic	p. 31
What Happened	p. 32
Security	p. 32
Humanitarian	p. 36
Civil Administration	p. 38
Democratization	p. 43
Reconstruction	p. 45
Lessons Learned	p. 51
Somalia	p. 55
Challenges	p. 56
Security	p. 56
Humanitarian	p. 57
Civil Administration	p. 57
Democratization	p. 57
Reconstruction	p. 58
The U.S. and International Roles	p. 58
Military	p. 58
Civil and Economic	p. 59
What Happened	p. 60
Security	p. 60
Humanitarian	p. 64
Civil Administration	p. 64
Democratization	p. 66
Reconstruction	p. 68
Lessons Learned	p. 68
Haiti	p. 71
Challenges	p. 71
Security	p. 72
Humanitarian	p. 72
Civil Administration and Democratization	p. 72
Reconstruction	p. 73
The U.S. and International Roles	p. 73
Military	p. 74
Civil and Economic	p. 74
What Happened	p. 74
Security	p. 75
Humanitarian	p. 78
Civil Administration and Democratization	p. 78
Reconstruction	p. 80
Lessons Learned	p. 83
Bosnia	p. 87
Challenges	p. 89
Security	p. 89
Humanitarian	p. 90
Civil Administration	p. 90
Democratization	p. 92
Reconstruction	p. 92
The U.S. and International Roles	p. 93
Military	p. 93
Civil and Economic	p. 94
What Happened	p. 95
Security	p. 95
Humanitarian	p. 98
Civil Administration	p. 100
Democratization	p. 103
Reconstruction	p. 103
Lessons Learned	p. 107
Kosovo	p. 111
Challenges	p. 112
Security	p. 112
Humanitarian	p. 113
Civil Administration	p. 113
Reconstruction	p. 114
The U.S. and International Roles	p. 114
Military	p. 114
Civil and Economic	p. 115
What Happened	p. 116
Security	p. 117
Humanitarian	p. 121
Civil Administration	p. 121
Democratization	p. 122
Reconstruction	p. 123
Lessons Learned	p. 126
Afghanistan	p. 129
Challenges	p. 130
Security	p. 130
Humanitarian	p. 131
Civil Administration	p. 131
Democratization	p. 131
Reconstruction	p. 132
The U.S. and International Roles	p. 132
Military	p. 133
Civil and Economic	p. 133
What Happened	p. 134
Security	p. 135
Humanitarian	p. 138
Civil Administration	p. 142
Democratization	p. 143
Reconstruction	p. 144
Lessons Learned	p. 146
Lessons Learned	p. 149
Military Presence over Time	p. 149
International Police Presence over Time	p. 151
Postconflict Combat-Related Deaths	p. 152
Timing of Elections	p. 153
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons	p. 155
Initial External Assistance	p. 156
External Per Capita Assistance	p. 157
External Assistance as a Percentage of GDP	p. 157
Changes in Per Capita GDP	p. 159
Conditions for Success	p. 160
Burden-Sharing Versus Unity of Command	p. 162
Duration	p. 164
Conclusions	p. 165
Iraq	p. 167
Challenges	p. 168
Meeting the Challenges	p. 170
Security	p. 171
Humanitarian	p. 181
Civil Administration	p. 184
Reconstruction	p. 192
Best-Practice Institutional and Policy Responses	p. 194
Security	p. 195
Humanitarian	p. 199
Civil Administration	p. 202
Reconstruction	p. 206
Progress to Date	p. 220
Nation-Building in Iraq: Iraq Conference Participants	p. 223
Bibliography	p. 225
About the Authors	p. 243
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