"Guaranteeing Security: The Occupation of France after" Topic

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"Since World War II, one key mechanism of "security culture," especially in transitional periods after wars, has been peace-making operations or occupations. This was true of the post-war occupations of West Germany and Japan by the army of the United States, as well as of the more recent—and problematic—occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq by the same military. Peace-keeping occupations have also been an important tool for the United Nations in its efforts to ensure global security.

However, military occupation as a tool of "security culture" is by no means new, as other blogs by Beatrice de Graaf have also shown. In fact, it dates back more than 200 years, to the first modern peace-keeping occupation in France following the defeat of Napoleon. This first such occupation succeeded, because its leaders set clear goals, disciplined their troops, and cooperated with local authorities. Although largely forgotten by the turn of the next century, it was a model peace-keeping operation…"
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