Somalia Case Study Describe the situation that led to the intervention in Somalia. What was the mandate? In what ways was the mission successful? On which aspects can this operation be criticized or critiqued? Discuss some of the major lessons learned from the deployment of international civilian police in Somalia? Please include these resources. Case Study – Somalia Reading & Resources Lynn Thomas and Steve Spataro, “Peacekeeping and Policing in Somalia,” in Oakley, Dziedzic and Goldberg Policing the New World Disorder, p. 175-214 F. M. Lorenz, “The U.S. Perspective of Operation Restore Hope,” in Oakley, Dziedzic and Goldberg Policing the New World Disorder, p. 433 Additional resources: https://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/past/unosomi.htm https://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/past/unosom2facts.html Click on this link to access Frontline’s interactive “Ambush in Mogadishu.” Click through the different sections of the interactive presentation to better understand the battle and synthesize some of the lessons learned: – The Firefight: Includes Arial photos and battle stories – U.S. Rangers: Interviews with U.S. rangers and photos – Weapons and Technology: Key weapons and systems with pictures and descriptions – Interviews: With U.S. military commanders, policymakers, and observers It’s worth spending some time reading some of the interviews to get a good sense of the lessons learned. The battle of Mogadishu continues to influence US military thinking and decision making about humanitarian and peacekeeping operations. Many experts argue that the experience in Somalia is (at least in part) responsible for a U.S. reluctance to be drawn into other trouble spots such as Bosnia, Rwanda and Haiti during the 1990s.
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