In the last report in her series on refugees in the post-Cold War era, Ann Cooper examines the debate over how to prevent refugee crises before they happen. The hot new concept among policy analysts is called preventive action. The American military intervention in Haiti is cited as an example of how preventive action can remove the need for people to flee their country. But some argue that it's usually too difficult politically to take such a step.
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