A rich, technologically sophisticated, nuclear-armed superpower sends its troops into a poor, developing country. The initial occupation is swift, easy, almost bloodless. The opposition melts away. The super-power’s leaders are optimistic about the future. Hard times lie ahead, they say, but the stakes are high, the mission is important and there is no question of leaving before the difficult job of rebuilding a shattered society is…
David A. Welch
David A. Welch teaches political science at the University of Toronto, where he holds the George Ignatieff Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies.