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The Experience of Families Separated by Military Deployment

Ruth Ellingsen, Catherine Mogil, and Patricia Lester

in Parenting From Afar and the Reconfiguration of Family Across Distance

The conflicts in Iraq (Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn) and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) have resulted in the deployment of more than 2.6 million service members since 2001. Almost ... More

The conflicts in Iraq (Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn) and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) have resulted in the deployment of more than 2.6 million service members since 2001. Almost half of these service members had children at the time of deployment, and almost half experienced multiple deployments. Separations in the context of danger pose unique challenges for parenting at a distance, including civilian parental mental health problems that are in turn associated with disruptions in parenting and family relationships and increased mental health symptoms in children. Using an ecological framework, this chapter reviews the impact that more than a decade of war has had on children and their parents, identifying risk and protective factors in the context of parental deployment. Opportunities to maintain parenting during deployments across developmental stages for children are discussed, including the role of family-level programs and family services to support military parents and children.Less

U.S. Security Strategy and Southeast Asia

Marvin C. Ott

in China, The United States, and the Future of Southeast Asia: U.S.-China Relations, Volume II

With the exception of the Philippines, America’s strategic interest in and engagement with Southeast Asia begins with World War II. Prior to that “Monsoon Asia” was remote and exotic—a place of ... More

With the exception of the Philippines, America’s strategic interest in and engagement with Southeast Asia begins with World War II. Prior to that “Monsoon Asia” was remote and exotic—a place of fabled kingdoms, jungle headhunters, and tropical seas. By the end of the nineteenth century European powers had established colonial rule over the entire region except Thailand. Then, as the twentieth century dawned, the Spanish colonial holdings in the Philippines suddenly and unexpectedly became available to the United States as an outcome of the Spanish-American War and Admiral Dewey’s destruction of the decrepit Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. This chapter examines the strategic pivot in Southeast Asia and the role China plays in affecting the U.S. position in this region.Less

Germany

Ina Kraft

in The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces

This chapter provides an analysis of the changes that German defence has undergone since 1990. Two developments shaped German defence after the end of the cold war: First, the German armed forces ... More

This chapter provides an analysis of the changes that German defence has undergone since 1990. Two developments shaped German defence after the end of the cold war: First, the German armed forces changed owing to a radical downsizing, the end of conscription, and the modernization of equipment. Secondly, the style of German defence policy changed from reactive and norm-based in the 1990s to assertive, interest-based, and executive in the 2010s. The culture of military restraint—for decades a characteristic trait of German defence—waned. German military deployments abroad became more frequent and more serious. The leadership position Germany had taken in Europe during the Euro crisis and during the Ukraine conflict, as well as a domestic window of opportunity stemming from a favourable majority for the government parties in the parliament, serve as explanations for a more assured formulation of national security interests.Less

Elections at any Price

Christopher Bennett

in Bosnia's Paralyzed Peace

This chapter covers implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement during the first two years of the peace process. It describes the peace accord, including the system of government envisaged for ... More

This chapter covers implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement during the first two years of the peace process. It describes the peace accord, including the system of government envisaged for Bosnia, and assesses its shortcomings as well as the reality of the situation on the ground. It also analyzes peace implementation, including discussion of international strategy and whether reconstruction of multi-ethnicity or reinforcement of ethno-national partition would make for a more durable settlement, as well as attitudes to military deployment. It also examines the consequences of holding elections so soon after the end of hostilities that reinforced the control of ethno-national political parties on Bosnian society, leaving the country institutionally paralyzed and making the task of creating a self-sustaining settlement more difficult than it had been at the beginning of the peace process.Less

Introduction

Maria Rosario T. de Guzman, Jill Brown, and Carolyn Pope Edwards

in Parenting From Afar and the Reconfiguration of Family Across Distance

An increasing number of families around the world are living apart—defining and redefining their relationships, roles, and ways of maintaining a sense of cohesion across distance. This book uniquely ... More

An increasing number of families around the world are living apart—defining and redefining their relationships, roles, and ways of maintaining a sense of cohesion across distance. This book uniquely highlights how families, both in times of crisis and within normative cultural practices, organize and configure themselves and their parenting across distance. Readers are given a unique peek into the lives of families globally that are affected by separation in a wide range of circumstances including migration, fosterage, divorce, military deployment, education, and orphanhood. Authors delve into the daily reality of members and help us understand why families live apart, how families are redefined across distance, and the impact on various members. This volume is unique in its representation of issues affecting families around the world, in its broad geographic scope of studies, and in the diverse representation of authors from fields such as psychology, anthropology, sociology, education, and geography.Less

Joseph Chamberlain

in Irish Birmingham: A History

This chapter begins by describing Irish nationalists' strong opposition to Britain' war to end the independence of the two Boer republics in South Africa. They were particulary opposed to the of ... More

This chapter begins by describing Irish nationalists' strong opposition to Britain' war to end the independence of the two Boer republics in South Africa. They were particulary opposed to the of Ireland's men sacrificing their lives on behalf of the Crown. The discussion then turns to local MP Joseph Chamberlain, who acted as Britain's colonial secretary and had been a major driving force towards military deployment. His tactics towards the Boers was only the latest piece in his larger political jigsaw, as by 1900 Chamberlain had become Britain's foremost advocate of empire, and long before his interventions in South Africa he had cut his teeth on the issue of Ireland. During the preceding years, Chamberlain spent much of his political life attempting to strengthen Britain by damaging the prospects of Irish sovereignty, and thus became a hate figure for Irish nationalists at the same time that he proved a hero for English patriots.Less