Multinational Rapid Response Mechanisms - 9781032093871

Name: Multinational Rapid Response Mechanisms - 9781032093871
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Multinational Rapid Response MechanismsFrom Institutional Proliferation to Institutional Exploitation\nAuthor(s): John Karlsrud, Yf Reykers\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032093871, 978-1032093871\nSynopsis\nThe track record of military rapid response mechanisms, troops on standby, ready to be deployed to a crisis within a short time frame by intergovernmental organizations, remains disappointing. Yet, many of the obstacles to multinational actors launching a rapid and effective military response in times of crisis are largely similar. This book is the first comprehensive and comparative contribution to explore and identify the key factors that hamper and enable the development and deployment of multinational rapid response mechanisms.\n\nExamining lessons from deployments by the AU, the EU, NATO, and the UN in the Central African Republic, Mali, Somalia and counter-piracy in the Horn of Africa, the contributo.