Between Neutrality And Solidarity Swiss Good Offices In Afghanistan From 1979 To 1992

Author : Liliane Stadler
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004690660

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Between Neutrality and Solidarity: Swiss Good Offices in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992 by Liliane Stadler Pdf

After 1979, Switzerland became increasingly involved in Soviet-occupied Afghanistan as a provider of humanitarian aid and good offices. It delivered aid to the region, hosted Soviet prisoners of war and eventually mediated between the Afghan regime and the mujahideen. What is puzzling about this development is that initially, following the Soviet invasion, both government and parliament refused to become diplomatically involved in Afghanistan on account of Swiss neutrality. The present study investigates how and why this changed between 1979 and 1992. While the practical impact of Switzerland’s good offices was modest, the crisis revealed that Switzerland continued to struggle to balance the competing imperatives of permanent neutrality and international solidarity in an increasingly multilateral world.

Author : Jürgen Dinkel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004336131

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The Non-Aligned Movement: Genesis, Organization and Politics (1927-1992) by Jürgen Dinkel Pdf

In The Non-Aligned Movement: Genesis, Organization and Politics (1927-1992) Jürgen Dinkel examines the history of the NAM since the interwar period as a special reaction of the “Global South” to changing global orders.

Author : Lennart Bolliger
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780821447413

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Apartheid’s Black Soldiers by Lennart Bolliger Pdf

New oral histories from Black Namibian and Angolan troops who fought in apartheid South Africa’s security forces reveal their involvement, and its impact on their lives, to be far more complicated than most historical scholarship has acknowledged. In anticolonial struggles across the African continent, tens of thousands of African soldiers served in the militaries of colonial and settler states. In southern Africa, they often made up the bulk of these militaries and, in some contexts, far outnumbered those who fought in the liberation movements’ armed wings. Despite these soldiers' significant impact on the region’s military and political history, this dimension of southern Africa’s anticolonial struggles has been almost entirely ignored in previous scholarship. Black troops from Namibia and Angola spearheaded apartheid South Africa’s military intervention in their countries’ respective anticolonial war and postindependence civil war. Drawing from oral history interviews and archival sources, Lennart Bolliger challenges the common framing of these wars as struggles of national liberation fought by and for Africans against White colonial and settler-state armies. Focusing on three case studies of predominantly Black units commanded by White officers, Bolliger investigates how and why these soldiers participated in South Africa’s security forces and considers the legacies of that involvement. In tackling these questions, he rejects the common tendency to categorize the soldiers as “collaborators” and “traitors” and reveals the un-national facets of anticolonial struggles. Finally, the book’s unique analysis of apartheid military culture shows how South Africa’s military units were far from monolithic and instead developed distinctive institutional practices, mythologies, and concepts of militarized masculinity.

Author : Lorenz M. Lüthi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108418331

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Cold Wars by Lorenz M. Lüthi Pdf

A new interpretation of the Cold War from the perspective of the smaller and middle powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

Author : Nassim Jawad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105082275954

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Afghanistan by Nassim Jawad Pdf

This report covers the ethnic complexity of Afghanistan, which reflects its position between Persian- and Turkish-speaking peoples to the north and west, and the various South Asian peoples of the east. The way in which the USSR invasion has further polarized the population is also examined.

Author : Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108495639

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Reagan, Congress, and Human Rights by Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard Pdf

Demonstrates how the Reagan administration and members of Congress shaped US human rights policy in the late Cold War.

Author : Judith Keene,Elizabeth Rechniewski
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004361676

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Seeking Meaning, Seeking Justice in a Post-Cold War World by Judith Keene,Elizabeth Rechniewski Pdf

Seeking Meaning, Seeking Justice in the Post-Cold War World, edited by Judith Keene and Elizabeth Rechniewski, addresses the diverse modes by which the Cold War is being re-assessed, with major focus on countries on the periphery of Cold War confrontation.

Author : Daniel Bessner
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501709395

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Democracy in Exile by Daniel Bessner Pdf

DEMOCRACY IN EXILE -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Democracy, Expertise, and U.S. Foreign Policy -- 1. Masses and Marxism in Weimar Germany -- 2. The Social Role of the Intellectual Exile -- 3. Public Opinion, Propaganda, and Democracy in Crisis -- 4. Psychological Warfare in Theory and Practice -- 5. The Making of a Defense Intellectual -- 6. The Adviser -- 7. The Institution Builder -- 8. Social Science and Its Discontents -- Conclusion: Speier, Expertise, and Democracy after 1960 -- Abbreviations -- Archival and Source Abbreviations -- Notes -- Archives Cited -- Index

Author : Asbjørn Eide,African Peace Research Institute
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Cold War
ISBN : UOM:39015029868422

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Peace and Conflict Issues After the Cold War by Asbjørn Eide,African Peace Research Institute Pdf

Author : Sarah Collinson,Samir Elhawary,Overseas Development Institute (London, England). Humanitarian Policy Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Humanitarian assistance
ISBN : OCLC:840425156

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Humanitarian Space by Sarah Collinson,Samir Elhawary,Overseas Development Institute (London, England). Humanitarian Policy Group Pdf

Author : Marek Fields
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004416420

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Defending Democracy in Cold War Finland by Marek Fields Pdf

In Defending Democracy in Cold War Finland, Marek Fields offers an account on the various informational and cultural strategies Britain and the United States used during the early Cold War decades in order to increase their influence in Finland.

Author : United States Institute of Peace
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781601270467

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Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction by United States Institute of Peace Pdf

Claude Chabrol's second film follows the fortunes of two cousins: Charles, a hard-working student who has arrived in Paris from his small hometown; and Paul, the dedicated hedonist who puts him up. Despite their differences in temperament, the two young men strike up a close friendship, until an attractive woman comes between them.

Author : WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health,World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241563703

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Closing the Gap in a Generation by WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health,World Health Organization Pdf

Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in wonder as life expectancy and good health continue to increase in parts of the world and in alarm as they fail to improve in others.

Author : Rob McRae,Don Hubert
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773569300

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Human Security and the New Diplomacy by Rob McRae,Don Hubert Pdf

Written by diplomatic practitioners, Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a straightforward account of challenges already overcome and the prospect for further progress. From the evolution of peace-keeping, to peacebuilding, humanitarian intervention, war-affected children, international humanitarian law, the International Criminal Court, the economic agendas of conflict, transnational crime, and the emergence of connectivity and a global civil society, the authors offer new insights into the importance of considering these issues as part of a single agenda. Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a case-study of a major Canadian foreign policy initiative and a detailed account of the first phase of the human security agenda. The story of Canada's leading role in promoting a humanitarian approach to international relations, it will be of interest to foreign policy specialists and students alike. Contributors include David Angell, Alan Bones, Michael Bonser, Terry Cormier, Patricia Fortier, Bob Fowler, Elissa Goldberg, Mark Gwozdecky, Sam Hanson, Paul Heinbecker, Eric Hoskins, Don Hubert, David Lee, Dan Livermore, Jennifer Loten, Rob McRae, Valerie Ooterveld, Victor Rakmil, Darryl Robinson, Jill Sinclair, Michael Small, Ross Snyder, Carmen Sorger, and Roman Waschuk.

Author : Kevin M. Cahill
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780823251964

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History and Hope by Kevin M. Cahill Pdf

The International Humanitarian Affairs Reader is a compilation of the most important chapters in the ten volume series published on this topic by Fordham University Press. Each chapter selected has been edited to delete dated material; where appropriate, chapters will have a brief addendum to present current information. The Series Editor, Kevin M. Cahill M.D., will write a substantial introductory essay explaining the academic evolution of the discipline of international humanitarian assistance. It will focus on the "Fordham Experience"--its Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) has developed practical programs for training field workers, especially those dealing with complex emergencies following conflicts, man-made or natural disasters. The book series has been as essential part of this effort. The new International Humanitarian Affairs Reader will be divided into seven sections, each introduced by a "link" page providing continuity for the text. There will be extensive appendices to assist in finding basic acronyms, abbreviations, important conventions, treaties and accepted standards. One appendix will also provide the full table of contents for each volume in the series, and all chapters are available for digital download. The International Humanitarian Affairs Reader, scheduled for publication in Spring 2013, should provide the growing number of people--both within and outside academia--with a better understanding of the multi-faceted demands posed by humanitarian assistance programs. At Fordham University there are programs at both the undergraduate (Minor) and graduate (Masters) levels. Fordham's innovative, very intense, one-month residential course for experienced humanitarian workers--the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA)--is recognized worldwide. The Institute now has over 2000 graduates from 133 nations. Contributors to The International Humanitarian Affairs Reader include many of the leading figures in international diplomacy, relief and refugee operations, conflict resolution and reconciliation, and transition from disaster to stability and development, from the chaos of war to peace.