Why Allies Rebel

Analysing policy documents from nine counterinsurgency wars, Elias asks why powerful militaries have difficulty managing local partners. Revealing a critical political dynamic in military interventions, this book will appeal to academics and policymakers addressing counterinsurgency issues in foreign policy, security studies and political science.

Analizand documentele politice din noua razboaie de contrainsurventie, Elias intreaba de ce militarii puternici au dificultati in gestionarea partenerilor locali. Dezvaluind o dinamica politica critica in interventiile militare, aceasta carte va face apel la academicieni si decidenti politici care abordeaza probleme de contrainsurgenta in politica externa, studii de securitate si stiinte politice.