| No Fly Zones and International Security: Politics and Strategy Contributor(s): Wrage, Stephen (Author), Cooper, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367731266 ISBN-13: 9780367731267 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - History | Military - Strategy - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.117 |
| Physical Information: 166 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book discusses the practice of no-fly zones in international affairs. The first no-fly zone was imposed over northern Iraq immediately after the first Gulf War, and since then they have become a regular recourse for policymakers confronted with humanitarian crises. They have come to be viewed as a feasible, essentially non-violent form of intervention that can be performed entirely from the air in a situation where some form of action is widely thought to be necessary but the political will for a ground operation is insufficient. Nonetheless, even among policy makers there is limited understanding of the requirements, the shortcomings and the potentialities of no-fly zones. This is the first comprehensive work on this topic, and examines the assumptions surrounding no-fly zones by focusing on issues such as authority, cost, possibility of escalation and effectiveness. Looking back at 25 years of experience with no-fly zones, the book's goal is to look at what historical lessons may be drawn and to make some predictions with regard to the politics and strategy of no-fly zones in the future. This book will be of much interest to students of air power, security studies, Middle Eastern Studies and IR in general |