Sixteen Million One: Understanding Civil War (International by Patrick M. Regan

By Patrick M. Regan

16 million humans have died in civil wars long ago 50 years. In view of that, civil wars could be the unmarried such a lot destabilizing strength in international politics this day. the single larger killer is the ache that pushes members into them. Civil wars create local and international instability that threatens financial tasks and political continuity. fighting civil wars is a problem that the coverage group is ill-equipped to address. Rwanda is an example-a tragedy that the area did not anything to forestall. Iraq and Afghanistan are tragedies the area did a lot to inflame. This e-book makes use of argument, facts, and instinct born of expertise to supply an account of civil wars and the stairs we will be able to take to lessen them.

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