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Examines whether inaction in the 1996 Zairian crisis and the earlier Rwandan and Burundi crises can be attributed to the absence of early-warning information or to international disagreement about the value of the information available.

Discusses US apathy toward & neglect of genocide in Rwanda. Humanitarian intervention following the Cold War is differentiated by an increasing guardedness against intervening when no national interest exists; this wariness is explained by the US intervention in Somalia. US passivity regarding genocide in Rwanda is deemed a moral failure of US foreign policy. Treatment of the events in Rwanda by mass media, US intelligence, & various government agencies is analyzed, with discussion of the reasons provided for not intervening. The belief that the US should only intervene for vital national interests is considered morally deficient. L. Collins Leigh

'Deep Field' is a UN term for humanitarian operations that take place in extremis - amid the destruction caused by war and natural disaster. In Deep Field: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Aid Relief Australian aid worker Tom Bamforth takes you with him as he responds to the challenges of delivering humanitarian aid under extreme circumstances travelling to some of the most dangerous and difficult regions of the world. 'It reads as if Don Delillo had been sent to Darfur,' John Freeman, Granta .Full of amazing real life characters as well as Tom's insightful commentary, full of irony and intel

Occupying Iraq will be more difficult than conquering it. Intervening forces face a gamut of daunting tasks: ensuring order, ending Iraq's weapons-of-mass-destruction programmes, helping Iraqis build a power-sharing system, reforming Iraq's military and transforming the regional security environment. Even if all goes well, Iraq's many problems will take years to resolve. Coalition forces must prepare to keep a large (and expensive) troop presence in the country for many years. Success will require both the careful application of force and diplomacy. Most importantly, Iraqis must play a role to minimise charges of imperialism. Although the burden of occupation is heavy, shirking it will lead to disaster. (Survival / SWP)

The original NATO strategy regarding Yugoslavia has, despite its military triumphs, proved deficient for achieving the planned political objectives. That is why the existing alliance strategy has been abandoned & replaced by a new one. This change of direction is under way; the success of NATO's entire military action hinges on its success, as do the relations on the Balkans & the future of NATO's new strategic concept designed in late Apr at the Washington summit. Adapted from the source document.