Blair's Successful War: British Military Intervention in Sierra LeoneHere, Dorman introduces Sierra Leone as Blair's second great military adventure after Kosovo and the first he undertook on his own. It is tied to Blair's 1999 Chicago speech on the 'Doctrine of the International Community', his move towards humanitarianism and the impact of the Kosovo experience. |
Contents
From the Creation of Sierra Leone to the | 29 |
Lomé Peace Agreement and UNAMSIL the UN Peacekeeping | 45 |
Evacuation May 2000 | 61 |
Saving UNAMSIL and Confronting the RUF | 87 |
Operation Barras the Hostage Rescue | 103 |
Impact of the Operation | 127 |
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