Grant Dawson’s analysis of political, diplomatic, and military decision making avoids a narrow focus on the shocking offences of a few Canadian soldiers, deftly investigating the broader context of the deployment in Somalia. He shows how media pressure, government optimism about the United Nations, and the Canadian traditions of multilateralism and peacekeeping all helped to determine the level, length, and tenor of the country’s operations. His findings will undoubtedly play a seminal role in informing scholarly debate about this important period in Canadian diplomacy and military engagement.
Introduction
1 Food for Thought: Multilateral Humanitarianism and the Somalia Crisis to March 1992
2 The Canadian Forces and the Recommendation to Stay out of Somalia
3 “Do Something Significant”: Government Reconsideration of the Som
