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Vortex of Conflict: U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq

Dan Caldwell

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Description for Vortex of Conflict: U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1FKP; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
More than two million Americans have now served in Afghanistan or Iraq; more than 5,000 Americans have been killed; and more than 35,000 have been grievously wounded. The war in Afghanistan has become America's longest war. Despite these facts, most Americans do not understand the background of, or reasons for, the United States' involvement in these two wars.
Utilizing an impressive array of primary and secondary sources, author Dan Caldwell describes and makes sense of the relevant historical, political, cultural, and ideological, elements related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Perhaps most importantly, he demonstrates how they ... Read more

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Paperback

Publication date

2011

Publisher

Stanford University Press United States

Number of pages

408

Condition

New

Number of Pages

408

Place of Publication

Palo Alto, United States

ISBN

9780804776660

SKU

V9780804776660

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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days

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99-50

About Dan Caldwell

Dan Caldwell is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University. Previously, he held positions at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, Brown University, and the Executive Office of the President in Washington, D.C. His books include American-Soviet Relations, The Dynamics of Domestic Politics of Arms Control, World Politics and You, and Seeking Security in an Insecure World. He ... Read more

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"As we approach the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, a holistic understanding of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan is long overdue. Dan Caldwell provides a reasoned analysis of the national security struggles we face as a nation, and what to do about them. Highly recommended."
John Nagl
President of the Center for a New ... Read moreAmerican Security and author of Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife
"A harbinger of a second wave of books on the Iraq war, thorough in its research, well grounded historically, insightful in its analysis; approached with an admirable mix of personal conviction and professional scholarship, making a valuable contribution to our understanding of this seminal event and its lessons for American foreign policy."
Bruce W. Jentleson
Duke University
"Dan Caldwell writes in his customary, clear and concise style—easily read by scholars, students, and a wide general readership. The book is historically well grounded, providing the reader with necessary background for understanding the 'vortex of conflict' that continues to engage U.S. policymakers."
Paul Viotti, Executive Director, Institute on Globalization & Security
University of Denver
"Vortex of Conflict is a penetrating account of how the U.S. enmeshed itself in concurrent conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and—covertly at least—Pakistan. Caldwell deftly explains the events, strategic choices, and unanticipated consequences that led Washington to undertake military and political commitments of unprecedented proportions in the greater Middle East."
Timothy Crawford, Political Science Department
Boston College
"Caldwell provides a detailed account of how September 11th transformed the orientation of the Bush administration and of President Bush's sense of mission to go after terrorists in general with a 'global war on terror' and the Bush Doctrine which abandoned the policies of deterrence and containment for offensive actions against terrorist groups like al Qaeda and state supporters with preventive war if necessary."
Thomas Maddux
H-Diplo
"Vortex of Conflict analyzes US policy in three conflict-torn countries. In one volume, Caldwell creates a book perfect for the area expert who wants to understand war, or the security specialist who needs to learn the socio-political context of today's conflicts. The bibliography and chronology alone are worth the price of the book. Great work from a first-rank scholar!"
Joseph J. Collins, Professor of National Security Strategy
the National War College
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