Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index.
Armed forces and humanitarian action: past and present -- Framework for estimating military costs and civilian benefits from intervention -- Northern Iraq, 1991-1996: a difficult act to follow? -- Somalia, 1992-1995: the death of Pollyannaish humanitarianism? -- Bosnia, 1992-1995: convoluted charity? -- Rwanda, 1994-1995: better late than never? -- Haiti, 1991-1996: why wait so long? -- Humanitarian intervention: costs, benefits, quandaries