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Adapting in the Dust

Lessons Learned from Canada's War in Afghanistan

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

AvStephen M. Saideman

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Canada’s six-year military mission in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province was one of the most intense and challenging moments in Canadian foreign affairs since the Korean War. A complex war fought in an inhospitable environment, the Afghanistan mission tested the mettle not just of Canada’s soldiers but also of its politicians, public servants, and policy makers. In Adapting in the Dust, Stephen M. Saideman considers how well the Canadian government, media, and public managed the challenge.Building on interviews with military officers, civilian officials, and politicians, Saideman shows how key actors in Canada’s political system, including the prime minister, the political parties, and parliament, responded to the demands of a costly and controversial mission. Some adapted well; others adapted poorly or – worse yet – in ways that protected careers but harmed the mission itself.Adapting in the Dust is a vital evaluation of how well Canada’s institutions, parties, and policy makers responded to the need to oversee and sustain a military intervention overseas, and an important guide to what will have to change in order to do better next time.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-01-11
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt280 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieUTP Insights
Antal sidor184
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781442614734

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Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Alone in Kandahar? Canada in Comparative PerspectiveChapter 3: Considering the Kandahar ConundrumChapter 4: The Power of Minority Government: Manipulating the Confused and Those Who Cannot CoalesceChapter 5: The Problematic Parliament: Detainees, Information Asymmetries, and a Misplaced FocusChapter 6: Whole of Government or Holes in Government?Chapter 7: The Canadian Forces: Winners?Chapter 8: Where Are the Canadians? The Public and the MediaChapter 9: Learning Lessons and Drawing Conclusions

“Adapting In The Dust is a pointed addition to the first wave of literature that examines whether we should have been in Afghanistan at all.”- Tom Korski (Blacklock's Reporter, Saturday, February 27, 2016) "This is a rich and rewarding book that is a must read for all those interested in Christian and Moorish relations in early modern Spain. Based on solid archival research, it offers a nuanced and innovatory study of clothing, social distinction, and ethnicity."- Trevor J. Dadson (Bulletin of the Comediantes Vol 69:2,:2017)