TY - BOOK AU - Stoddard,Abby TI - Humanitarian alert: NGO information and its impact on US foreign policy SN - 1565492277 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - JZ 4841 S867h 2006 U1 - 327.73 PY - 2006/// CY - Bloomfield, CT PB - Kumarian Press KW - Non-governmental organizations KW - Political aspects KW - International cooperation KW - International relief KW - Organizaciones no gubernamentales KW - Aspectos políticos KW - Cooperación internacional KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - 1989- KW - Estados Unidos KW - Relaciones internacionales N1 - Using case illustrations of US policy in the conflicts in Somalia, Bosnia, Angola, DR Congo, Sudan, and Kosovo, this title charts the course of NGO information from its formation on the ground to its use by officials in all levels of government; Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index; Agents, advisors, antagonists -- Ants in the ground, gnats in the ear -- Somalia -- Bosnia -- Kosovo -- Some conclusions from the three cases -- The humanitarian alert in "forgotten emergencies" UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0615/2006019522.html ER -