Accidental Allies

Accidental Allies
Author :
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 296
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780755643028
ISBN-13 : 075564302X
Rating : 4/5 (02X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Accidental Allies by : Michael Knights

Download or read book Accidental Allies written by Michael Knights and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S.-led effort to fight the Islamic State in northeastern Syria since 2014 has been as controversial and poorly understood as it has been significant. Advocates of fighting “by, with and through” the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) view the campaign as a near-ideal case study of a cost-effective U.S. military intervention that should be duplicated in the future. Critics of the campaign say that the U.S. allied itself with a terrorist group and endangered its ties with Turkey, a long-stranding NATO partner; losing sight of strategic priorities in order to win tactical victories at low cost. This book combines general research with 50 interviews gathered in Syria with Kurdish, Arab and Christian SDF officers, and 50 interviews with U.S. and French officials and military officers with on-the-ground involvement in the war. It provides an unprecedented window into how the war was really prosecuted, in the eyes of the participants at all levels, uniquely looking not only at how U.S. soldiers view their partner forces, but how the local partners view them in return. This is a unique and essential insight into US strategy in Syria and beyond.


Accidental Allies Related Books

Accidental Allies
Language: en
Pages: 296
Authors: Michael Knights
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-21 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The U.S.-led effort to fight the Islamic State in northeastern Syria since 2014 has been as controversial and poorly understood as it has been significant. Advo
Accidental Allies
Language: en
Pages: 221
Authors: Karina Bartow
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-20 - Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Everybody’s experienced a rocky start to a new job, but few can top Minka Avery's return to Orlando PD. After almost six years as a stay-at-home mom, Minka’
Accidental Allies
Language: en
Pages: 225
Authors: Michael Knights
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-21 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The U.S.-led effort to fight the Islamic State in northeastern Syria since 2014 has been as controversial and poorly understood as it has been significant. Advo
Accidental Activists
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: Celeste L. Arrington
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-01 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Government wrongdoing or negligence harms people worldwide, but not all victims are equally effective at obtaining redress. In Accidental Activists, Celeste L.
The Accidental Sexist
Language: en
Pages: 236
Authors: Gary Ford
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-07 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Building an inclusive workplace needs everyone (men included) to act as allies. If you are uncertain about what to do or why it matters, this is the book for yo