Publication

This paper explores the choices and trade-offs that the US typically faces when it considers the problem of quelling violence in failing states and chronically unstable regions. After first considering the hazards posed by these regions, the author elaborates on the tools and techniques required by actions of various kinds. He further discusses some of the issues that policymakers have to weigh in considering alternative courses of action. The paper also offers some suggestions on possible paths for future cooperation between the US and the People's Republic of China on this topic.