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Copyright: 2017
Pages: 16
Source title: Agent-Based Modeling in Humanitarian Interventions: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): John McCaskill (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1782-5.ch001

Keywords: Ethics and Social Responsibility / Government & Law / Information Science Reference / Public & Sector Management

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This chapter provides an overview of the complex humanitarian interventions from a Western perspective by examining the scenarios that are associated with the Afghan war, and its surrounding policy dilemmas. There are many ways for the world community to respond to a troubled region. Each of these responses has its own set of consequences and none is without problems. The costs, both in monetary terms and human life, can be quite high. Often, several different approaches are taken simultaneously by different governmental and nongovernmental organizations. The question posed is whether these action are more effective if they are integrated, and what form this integration should take.

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