04207nam 2200589 a 450 991045509840332120211005005421.00-674-04348-010.4159/9780674043480(CKB)1000000000786981(StDuBDS)AH23050891(SSID)ssj0000158217(PQKBManifestationID)12008411(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158217(PQKBWorkID)10144560(PQKB)11555335(DE-B1597)574345(DE-B1597)9780674043480(MiAaPQ)EBC3300365(EXLCZ)99100000000078698120050815e20052003 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrFreedom on fire[electronic resource] human rights wars and America's response /John ShattuckCambridge, Mass. ;London Harvard University Press20051 online resource (400 p.)Originally published: 2003.0-674-01855-9 Introduction 1. Rwanda: The Genocide That Might Have Been Prevented 2. Rwanda: The Struggle for Justice 3. Haiti: A Tale of Two Presidents 4. Bosnia: The Pariah Problem 5. Bosnia: Facing Reality 6. Bosnia and Kosovo: Breaking the Cycle 7. The China Syndrome 8. China: Collision Course 9. Strategies for Peace Chronology State Department Organizational Chart Notes Acknowledgments IndexShattuck was the chief human rights official of the Clinton Administration. This is the story of the struggle that went on inside the US government over how to respond to far-flung challenges such as genocide in Rwanda and Bosnia, and brutal ethnic wars and failed states in other parts of the world.As the chief human rights official of the Clinton Administration, John Shattuck faced far-flung challenges. Disasters were exploding simultaneously--genocide in Rwanda and Bosnia, murder and atrocities in Haiti, repression in China, brutal ethnic wars, and failed states in other parts of the world. But America was mired in conflicting priorities and was reluctant to act. What were Shattuck and his allies to do? This is the story of their struggle inside the U.S. government over how to respond. Shattuck tells what was tried and what was learned as he and other human rights hawks worked to change the Clinton Administration's human rights policy from disengagement to saving lives and bringing war criminals to justice. He records his frustrations and disappointments, as well as the successes achieved in moving human rights to the center of U.S. foreign policy. Shattuck was at the heart of the action. He was the first official to interview the survivors of Srebrenica. He confronted Milosevic in Belgrade. He was a key player in bringing the leaders of genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda to justice. He pushed from the inside for an American response to the crisis of the Haitian boat people. He pressed for the release of political prisoners in China. His book is both an insider's account and a detailed prescription for preventing such wars in the future. Shattuck criticizes the Bush Administration's approach, which he says undermines human rights at home and around the world. He argues that human rights wars are breeding grounds for terrorism. Freedom on Fire describes the shifting challenges of global leadership in a world of explosive hatreds and deepening inequalities.Human rightsPolitics and GovernmenteflchGovernment policyUnited StatesLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCHuman RightsHILCCUnited StatesForeign relations1993-2001United StatesForeign relations2001-2009Electronic books.lcshHuman rightsPolitics and Government.Government policyLaw, Politics & GovernmentHuman Rights327.73009049Shattuck John1054717StDuBDSStDuBDSUkPrAHLSBOOK9910455098403321Freedom on fire2487580UNINA