Mission in Flux: Michigan National Guard in Liberia
2018
This case study from the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) describes a response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in three African nations by the United States military. It focuses on the challenges encountered by the U.S. military in its plan to send 3,000 active military soldiers to Liberia, exploring how those challenges were addressed and the resulting implications of the choices made.
The case is part of a series produced by the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Case Program, hosted by the HKS Strengthening Learning and Teaching Excellence (SLATE) initiative, the world’s largest producer and repository of case studies designed for teaching about how government works and how public policy is made. Each case in the series is designed to train public leaders, and introduces actual policy dilemmas along with data to equip students to learn how to apply the rigor of quantitative analysis in the real world. Students reading this case will learn about external, organized humanitarian responses to a dangerous public health emergency.
This case may be purchased for a nominal fee; registered educators may obtain a free review copy. Online supplemental resources include short free documents and videos on how to teach with the case method, as well as downloadable related tip sheets and questions for class discussion.
Mission in Flux: Michigan National Guard in Liberia
Source:
Lundberg K. Mission in Flux: Michigan National Guard in Liberia. HKS Case No. 2107.0. Harvard Kennedy School Case Program 2018. https://case.hks.harvard.edu/mission-in-flux-michigan-national-guard-in-liberia.