Humanitarianism under fire

Description:

The international humanitarian intervention in Somalia was one of the most challenging operations ever conducted by US and UN military forces. Until Somalia, the UN had never run a Chapter VII exercise with large numbers of troops operating under a fighting mandate. It became a deadly test of the UN's ability carry out a peace operation using force against an adversary determined to sabotage the intervention. Humanitarianism Under Fire is a candid, detailed historical and political narrative of this remarkably complicated intervention that was one of the first cases of multilateral action in the post-Cold War era. Rutherford presents new information gleaned from interviews and intensive research in five countries. His evidence shows how Somalia became a turning point in the relationship between the UN and US and how policy and strategy decisions in military operations continue to refer back to this singular event, even today. -- Back cover.

subjects: History,  Humanitarian intervention,  Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993,  Relations,  United Nations,  United Nations. Unified Task Force Somalia,  United nations, armed forces,  Intervention (international law),  Somalia, economic conditions

Places: Somalia,  United States

Times: 1991-,  20th century