Illusions of Control

Illusions of Control

Dilemmas in Managing U.S. Proxy Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria

Gaston, Erica L.

Columbia University Press

07/2024

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Preface: On the Heels of Militia Mobilization
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Theoretical Framework: Agency Theory Versus Foreign Policy Analysis
2. Bargaining Moments and Structures: Comparing the Sons of Iraq and the Afghan Local Police
3. Searching for Unicorns: Risk Mitigation in the Internal and External Policy Deliberations Over Syrian Armed Groups
4. Standard Operating Procedures and Exceptions to the Rule: Organizational Lenses and Bureaucratic Transfer, from Local Force Initiatives to Counterterrorism Auxiliaries
5. Change Over Time: Transnational Networks, the Leahy Law, and Human Rights Checks for Local and Substate Forces
6. Foreign Players in the Mix: Direct and Indirect Bargaining and Influence Strategies by Non-U.S. Governments
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Notes
Index
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political science