Wu Flash Points

Lessons Learned and Not Learned in Malawi, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4384-6547-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Excelsior Editions

A compelling, intimate account of how US foreign assistance in war zones and developing countries does not achieve its intended goals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wu, Jade

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Note on Names, Terms, and Statements
Introduction

Part I. Fresh in Malawi

Flashback One

1. Decisive Call

2. Biggest Fear

3. Settling In or Just Settling?

4. Navigating Intricacies

5. Disturbing Trends

6. Meeting the President

7. No Longer a Guest

8. Politically Correct

9. Working the System

10. Lesson Learned

11. Changed and Unchanged

Part II. Crisis in Kosovo

Flashback Two

12. Manhattan of Humanitarians

13. A New Class

14. No Perfect Solution

15. Dicey Meeting

16. Showdown in a Salon

Part III. Surprise in Iraq

Flashback Three

17. Ultimate Rejection

18. Embarrassing America

19. Behold Iraqi Americans

20. He-whore or Husband?

21. Eye-openers 1–?

22. Fredericks of Baghdad

Part IV. Numbers in Afghanistan

Flashback Four

23. AK-47 as an Accessory

24. Not Here to Question!

25. Who We Were

26. Outnumbered in Kunduz

27. Separate but “Equal”

28. Female Problems, Policy Implications

29. Security Twists

30. Rocking the Boat

31. West Knows East?

32. Not at Any Cost

Part V. Bureaucracy in Washington

Flashback Five

33. A Route Less Taken

Epilogue
Afterthoughts
Acknowledgments
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jade Wu has worked on US foreign assistance projects in Malawi, Kosovo, Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Philippines. Her foreign affairs analyses have appeared in a number of publications, including the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, The Hill, Washington Diplomat, and Foreign Policy Journal. She currently lives and practices law in the Washington, DC area.