David Edelstein
Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2000-2002
Experience
Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2000-2002
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Security Studies Program, Georgetown Universtity, Washington, DC
Summer 2004
"Occupational Hazards: Why Military Occupations Succeed or Fail"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 1, volume 29
By David Edelstein, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2000-2002
Why do some occupations succeed and others fail? An examination of twenty-four occupations since the Napoleonic Wars yields two main and perhaps paradoxical findings: occupations are generally likely to succeed only if they are lengthy; extended occupations, however, are likely to produce nationalist reactions that can stymie an occupation’s chances of success.
