Swords And Ploughshares by Paddy Ashdown

Swords And Ploughshares by Paddy Ashdown

The men and women of the British armed forces are currently engaged in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Balkans in 'peacekeeping operations'. How do we avoid these missions turning into long-term entanglements? How do we bring our soldiers home? And what do we do about 'failed states' that are havens for gangsters and terrorists? Paddy Ashdown fears we will soon see major wars between nation states. Many will begin as minor conflicts that will expand into full-scale wars unless the international community intervenes. The way to stop the big wars is to deal promptly with the small ones. From his perspective as a former Royal Marine officer in the 1960s to the High Representative in Bosnia from 2002-6, Lord Ashdown is uniquely qualified to investigate the successes and failures of peace-keeping operations, reveal what lessons have been learned - and what lessons keep being forgotten.

Born in 1941, Paddy Ashdown served in the Royal Marines from 1959-72, including duty with the SBS, and retired with the rank of captain to join the Foreign Office. From May 2002 to January 2006 he was the High Representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina. He is the former leader of the Liberal Democrats and was knighted in 2000. He was made a life peer in 2001 (Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon) when he left the House of Commons. He was made a GCMG in 2006.

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ISBN 13	9780753823316
ISBN 10	0753823314
Title	Swords And Ploughshares
Author	Paddy Ashdown
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2008-06-12
Number of pages	352
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