Adapting in the Dust

Lessons Learned from Canada's War in Afghanistan

Stephen M. Saideman

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English

University of Toronto Press
11 January 2016

Asian history; History of the Americas; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Afghan War

Series: UTP Insights

Canada's six-year military mission in Afghanistan's Kandahar province was one of the most intense and challenging moments in Canadian foreign affairs since the Korean War. A complex war fought in an inhospitable environment, the Afghanistan mission tested the mettle not just of Canada's soldiers but also of its politicians, public servants, and policy makers. In Adapting in the Dust, Stephen M. Saideman considers how well the Canadian government, media, and public managed the challenge.

Building on interviews with military officers, civilian officials, and politicians, Saideman shows how key actors in Canada's political system, including the prime minister, the political parties, and parliament, responded to the demands of a costly and controversial mission. Some adapted well; others adapted poorly or - worse yet - in ways that protected careers but harmed the mission itself.

Adapting in the Dust is a vital evaluation of how well Canada's institutions, parties, and policy makers responded to the need to oversee and sustain a military intervention overseas, and an important guide to what will have to change in order to do better next time.

By: Stephen M. Saideman
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781442614734
ISBN 10: 1442614730
Series: UTP Insights
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 11 January 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen M. Saideman is the Paterson Chair in International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.

Reviews for Adapting in the Dust: Lessons Learned from Canada's War in Afghanistan

"""Adapting In The Dust is a pointed addition to the first wave of literature that examines whether we should have been in Afghanistan at all."" -- Tom Korski Blacklock's Reporter, Saturday, February 27, 2016"