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- Количество слайдов: 145
VIPs and Crisis Management Giovanni Marizza gianni. marizza@yahoo. it 26 May 2014, 15. 00 – 19. 00
Chaim Weizmann
The Crisis: n World War 1, opportunity of establishing a Jewish «foyer» in Palestine, 1918
The Crisis Management: n n n Correct forecast, supporting the winners Employment of a Jewish Brigade with the British troops Balfour Declaration annexed to the Peace treaty
The Result: n Success: base for the future establishment of a Jewish State
David Ben-Gurion דוד בן-גוריון
The Crisis: n World War 2, Shoah:
The Crisis Management: n n n Again employment of Jewish military units with British troops Sharpness Farsightedness Capacity of foresight Exploitation of the western excitability
The Result: n n n Success: establishment of the self-declared Jewish state, military regional power Problem: source of instability for the region (wars with Arab States), not yet solved Yesterday Pope Francis: “Two states!”
Valentina Imre Nagy
The Crisis: n Uprising in Hungary, 1956
The Crisis Management: n n n No help by the West NATO: No Action, Talk Only Contemporary Suez crisis, catalyzing the Western attention
The Result: n n Failure, repression Communist regime consolidated Nagy killed by the Soviets 43 years later: Hungary first to join NATO
Gamal Abdel Nasser
The Crisis: n Suez crisis, 1956
The crisis management: n n n Willingness of exploiting the Arab pride Blockade of the Canal, nationalization of the “Company of the Suez Canal” (FR-UK property) Underevaluation of the Western resolve Ingenuousness after the FR-UK ultimatum Incapacity to recognize the Western trap
End of the crisis: US/SU intervention n n USA : colonial enterprise, threat to damage British interests by economic means USSR: threat to “nuke” London and Paris
The result: n n Failure Canal reopened
Martin Charles De Gaulle
The Crisis: n Independence of Algeria, 1954 -1962
The Crisis Management: n n n n Uprising: born in Indochina (1954) 1954 -62: Counter-insurgency, torture, terrorism, napalm, concentration camps (2 M) FLN: based in Egypt (!) 1958: pied-noirs favour the return of CDG strategy: ambiguity, new constitution, Algeria “associated territory” Internal fracture 6 July 1962: referendum, independence
The Result: n n More failure than success Algeria independent France close to civil war European territory loses more than 50%
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Crisis: n Pig Bay enterprise, Cuba, 1961
The Crisis Management: n n Approximate planning by CIA during the Eisenhower presidency 3 monts after JFK election: Operation Zapata vs Castro regime (politico-economic reasons) Cuban expatriates and CIA agents landing in Cuba Excessive confidence in Cuban population behaviour
The Result: n n n Complete failure Damage for the image of JFK (electoral campaign: peace, freedom…) Kruscev: “Of what freedom are you speaking? ”
Andrea John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Crisis: n Missiles crisis, Cuba, 1963
The Crisis Management: n n Correct diplomatic action Avoiding any military intervention
The Result: n n n Success: Soviet withdrawal Missiles threath disappeared Failure: US promised to tolerate the Cuban communist regime (source of instability for the region and outside, exportation of the revolution, regime surviving still today)
Yuri Aleksander Dubcek
The Crisis: n Uprising in Czechoslowakia, Prague Spring 1968
The Crisis Management: n n n NATO cannot intervene Doctrine Breznev (Limited sovereignty) Warsaw Pact (minus Romania) intervenes militarily
The Result: n n Failure, but: 31 years later: Czech Republic first to join NATO
Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm
Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (Willy Brandt)
The Crisis: n Palestinian attack to the Israeli Olimpic Team, Munich, 1972
The Crisis Management: n n n Unpreparedness Superficiality Refusal of the offer by a specialized Israeli team
The Result: n n Failure. . . but the terrorists were all captured and killed by Mossad
Yitzhak Rabin יצחק רבין
The Crisis: n Entebbe raid, Uganda, 1976
The Crisis Management: n n High risk, but: Perfect planning Perfect simulation (airport similar to that of Entebbe, in order to train the Special Forces) High professionality
The Result: n Great success
Jimmy Carter
The Crisis: n Hostages kidnapping, US embassy Tehran, 1979 -1981
The Crisis Management n n n Military option: Imperfect planning Misfortune (sandstorm, crash between 2 aircraft)
The Result: n n Complete failure Hostages released after 444 days (as soon as the successor of Carter was elected)
Ronald Reagan
The Crisis: n 1980: Alarm about Global Warming
The Crisis Management: n n Alarmistic report under Carter presidency (Jason advisory organization) Nierenberg report (with fake data, in order to reduce alarm) The survival of industrial/technological lobby prevails on the survivability of common people (Great Smog, UK!) Political will dominates scientific world
The Result: n n Partial success (the problem is postponed) Failure: combating global warming today is more difficult
Menachem Begin מנחם בגין
The Crisis: n Destruction of the nuclear reactor Osirak, Iraq 1981
The Crisis Management: n n Perfect planning Courage Calculated external risk (international community, USA included, against preventive attacks) Acceptance of internal risk (in case of failure, Israeli government had to resign)
The Result: n n n Perfect success End of Iraqi nuclear ambitions Israel: a safer country
Rebecca Margaret Thatcher
The Crisis: n Falklands / Malvinas war
The Crisis Management: n n n Strong resolve Authoritarian management (Iron Lady)
The Result: n n Success British pride
Margaret Thatcher
The Crisis: n 1985: measures against hooligans after the Heysel tragedy (Bruxelles)
The Crisis Management: n n n Strong and immediate countermeasures adopted by the Brish Government against Supporter Clubs Prohibition of external activities British Government: more effective than UEFA
The Result: n n n Success Defeat of violent hooligans Good example (not always followed) foreign countries
Olof Palme
The crisis: n Threat of Prime Minister’s assassination
The crisis management: n n n Refusal of personal protection by Olof Palme Decision to adopt a low profile by Social. Democratic Party just to contradict the predecessor Liberal Party Mix of ideology, idealism, fatalism, underestimation of the threat
The result: n Failure, assassination of Prime Minister
Mihail Gorbaciov
The Crisis: n Chernobyl disaster, 1986
The Crisis Management n n n Underevaluation of the threat Maintaining the secret Ineffective measures
The Result: n Failure
Saddam Hussein
The crisis: n 1990: Iraq occupies Kuwait; kidnapping of Western hostages (human shields)
The crisis management n n n 10. 000 hostages Aim 1: dissuade West from bombing Aim 2: divide each state (government / public opinion) EU prohibits talks with SH (solution: secret talks) Dozens of trips to Iraq by VIPs, LIPs or NAOIPs
The result: n n Immediate Iraqi success, Western world extremely divided At medium-long term: a failure (war, loss of Kuwait, SH ousted, captured, jailed, trialed, hanged)
Aldo Ajello
The Crisis: n Mozambique civil war and UN intervention, 1992 -1994
The Crisis Management: n n n n Application of the perfect algorythm: - UN deployment - demining - withdrawal of refugees - collecting weapons - elections - new army - UN withdrawal
The Result: n n Success End of civil war Start-up of a solid democracy Reconciliation
Richard Holbrooke
The Crisis: n Nineties: implosion of former Yugoslavia, 1995: civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina
The Crisis Management: n n Shuttle diplomacy Cohercitive diplomacy
The Result: n n Success: end of war (Dayton agreement) Failure: Agreement stops war, doesn’t establish peace
Ariel Sharon אריאל שרון
The Crisis: n Between XX, XXI century: wave of suicide attacks in Israel
The Crisis Management: n Building of the Wall
The Result: n Success (attacks reduced to zero)
Viktor Chernomyrdin Виктор Черномырдин
The Crisis: n Hostages kidnapping at Budyonnovsk hospital
The Crisis Management: Debatable negotiation with terrorists n Special Forces not well trained n
The Result: n Failure
Slobodan Milošević Слободан Милошевић
The Crisis: n Kosovo crisis, 1998 -1999
The Crisis Management: Refusal by Milosevic of international proposals (OSCE mission headed by Felipe Gonzales, withdrawal od Serbian Special Forces from Kosovo) n 23 Apr. 1998, referendum: is Kosovo an internal or foreign case? (98%: internal!) n
The Result: Failure n Rambouillet talks without outcome n NATO attack n Consequence: independence of Kosovo n
Vladimirovic Putin Влади мирович Пу тин
The Crisis: n 2000: Sinking of Kursk submarine
The Crisis Management: Lack of interest (he remains on leave) n Poor respect for human life n Keeping the secret in any case n Refusal of external specialized help (Norwegian team) n
The Result: n Failure, tragedy
Zoran Đinđić Зоран Ђинђић
The Crisis: n Threat to the life of Serbian Prime Minister
The Crisis Management: Underevaluation of the threat n Approximate personal security n
The Result: n n n Failure (Prime Minister assassinated) Success (new pro-Western policy, economic reforms, fight against ciminality, Milosevic’s capture) Milosevic rendered to ICC
Pajwak George W. Bush
The Crisis: n Al Qaeda attack against the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, 11 September 2001
The Crisis Management: n Though measures against terrorism
The Result: Domestic policy: success (national cohesion) n Foreign policy: failure (decadeslong campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan, wave of anti. Americanism) n
Vladimirovic Putin Влади мирович Пу тин
The Crisis: n 2002: Terrorist attack against the “Dubrovka” theater
The Crisis Management: Strong resolve n Strong, brutal measures (gas employed against everybody: terrorists and innocent people) n
The Result: n “Success”
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schroeder
The Crisis: n 2002: Flood in the Western German regions
The Crisis Management: n Political cynicism, opportunism (during the electoral campaign, a picture of him in the middle of the mud permits him to gain a certain percentage)
The Result: Success (Schroeder wins the elections) n Consequence: Germany (2003) doesn’t intervene in Iraqi crisis, Europe divided n
Lewis Paul “Jerry” Bremer III
The Crisis: n Iraqi reconstruction, 2003
The Crisis Management: Ignorance of the local situation n Ignorance of previous lessons learned (Germany, Japan) n Disbandment of Iraqi Armi n Disbandment of the Ba’ath Party n
The Result: Failure n CPA: Cannot Provide Anything n Today’s Iraq is not a safer place n
Jose Maria Alfredo Aznar Lopez
The Crisis: n Atocha Station terrorist attack, Madrid 2004
The Crisis Management: Willingness of politically exploiting attacks n Attempt to blame ETA (political elections) n
The Result: n n n Failure Aznar’s Party loses the elections Consequence: the new Prime Minister (Zapatero) withdraws Spanish military units from Iraq
Vladimirovic Putin Влади мирович Пу тин
The Crisis: n 2004: terrorist attack against the school of Beslan
The Crisis Management: n n Strong mesures Brutal repression
The Result: Success n All terrorists killed n
George W. Bush
The Crisis: n 2005: hurricanes Kathrina, Rita
The Crisis Management: Poor resources (National Guard, materials, resources employed in Iraq) n Wrong management, incorrect forecast: “Rita will pass over Houston”. n
The Result: Failure n Houston evacuation, disorders, 100 victims… and Rita never passed over Houston. n
Barak H. Obama
The Crisis: n Deepwater Horizon disaster, oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
The Crisis Management: n Subjection to the oil companies
The Result: Failure n Environmental disaster n
Sohiala Nicholas Sarkozy
The Crisis: n 2011: Libyan crisis
The crisis management: Media campaign stressing the casus belli (popular uprising, brutal government’s repression) n Lessons learned of Suez 1956: USA must be involved n
The result Success n More prestige for France in the Mediterranean n More Libyan energy resources for France (at the expenses of Italy) n
Bashar al-Assad
The crisis: n Civil war in Syria
The crisis management: Strongpoints of the regime: n Reliance on regime’s supporters (Iran, Russia, Hezbollah…) n Russia’s support in exchange of a naval base n Western weakness (Obama: reset with Russia) n
The result? n n n Success? (no international consensus about military option) Re-election next 3 June? (no opposition, elections organized by the regime, 1/3 of population: displaced…) Chemical weapons to be destroyed by 30 June? (85% not enough, possibility to use hidden stocks in order to blame opposition)
VIPs and Crisis Management Giovanni Marizza gianni. marizza@yahoo. it 26 May 2014, 15. 00 – 19. 00