Unwinnable Wars: American Power and Ethnic Conflict - Paperback

by David Callahan (Author)

A Twentieth Century Fund Book

A primer for American responses to ethnic conflicts, past, present, and future.Bosnia, Rwanda, Chechnya--these names reverberate in the news for good and uring reasons as examples of a "new tribalism." But ethnic conflict has always been with us. In this timely and important book, David Callahan offers a thorough history of twentieth-century ethnic conflicts, an analysis of the failures and successes of American involvement in them, and recommations for American actions in the future.

Author Biography

David Callahan is the author of Between Two Worlds, Dangerous Capabilities Paul Nitze and the Cold War and State of the Union. He lives in New York City.