Humanitarian alert : NGO information and its impact on US foreign policy /

Stoddard, Abby, 1966-

Humanitarian alert : NGO information and its impact on US foreign policy / Abby Stoddard. - Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, c2006. - xxiii, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Using case illustrations of US policy in the conflicts in Somalia, Bosnia, Angola, DR Congo, Sudan, and Kosovo, this title charts the course of NGO information from its formation on the ground to its use by officials in all levels of government.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index.

Agents, advisors, antagonists -- Ants in the ground, gnats in the ear -- Somalia -- Bosnia -- Kosovo -- Some conclusions from the three cases -- The humanitarian alert in "forgotten emergencies".

1565492277 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1565492285 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781565492271 9781565492288

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Non-governmental organizations.
Non-governmental organizations--Political aspects.
Non-governmental organizations--International cooperation.
International relief.
Organizaciones no gubernamentales.
Organizaciones no gubernamentales--Aspectos políticos.
Organizaciones no gubernamentales--Cooperación internacional.


United States--Foreign relations--1989-
Estados Unidos--Relaciones internacionales.

JZ 4841 / S867h 2006

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