{"product_id":"why-nation-building-matters-political-consolidation-building-security-forces-and-economic-development-in-failed-and-fragile-states-9781640122826","title":"Why Nation-Building Matters: Political Consolidation, Building Security Forces, and Economic Development in Failed and Fragile States","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo one likes nation-building. The public dismisses it. Politicians criticize it. The traditional military disdains it, and civilian agencies lack the blueprint necessary to make it work. Yet functioning states play a foundational role in international security and stability. Left unattended, ungoverned spaces can produce crises from migration to economic collapse to terrorism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeith W. Mines has taken part in nation-building efforts as a Special Forces officer, diplomat, occupation administrator, and United Nations official. In \u003cem\u003eWhy Nation-Building Matters\u003c\/em\u003e he uses cases from his own career to argue that repairing failed states is a high-yield investment in our own nation's global future. Eyewitness accounts of eight projects--in Colombia, Grenada, El Salvador, Somalia, Haiti, Darfur, Afghanistan, and Iraq--inform Mines's in-depth analysis of how foreign interventions succeed and fail. Building on that analysis, he establishes a framework for nation-building in the core areas of building security forces, economic development, and political consolidation that blend soft and hard power into an effective package.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in real-world experience, \u003cem\u003eWhy Nation-Building Matters\u003c\/em\u003e is an informed and essential guide to meeting one of the foremost challenges of our foreign policy present and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeith W. Mines\u003c\/strong\u003e is an active-duty U.S. Foreign Service officer, most recently serving as the director of Andean affairs at the Department of State in Washington, DC. He has published numerous articles in the \u003cem\u003eForeign Service Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eParameters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOrbis\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and with the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the U.S. Institute of Peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13019959\"\u003eKeith W. Mines\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640122826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640122826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL011010\"\u003eInternational Relations | Diplomacy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL069000\"\u003ePublic Policy | Military Policy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith W. Mines\u003c\/b\u003e is an active-duty U.S. Foreign Service officer, most recently serving as the director of Andean affairs at the Department of State in Washington, DC. He has published numerous articles in the \u003ci\u003eForeign Service Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParameters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrbis\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and with the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the U.S. Institute of Peace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44697546326253,"sku":"9781640122826","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5eb7e079-7a47-481d-81bb-3672bf49d71a.jpg?v=1703820427","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/why-nation-building-matters-political-consolidation-building-security-forces-and-economic-development-in-failed-and-fragile-states-9781640122826","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}