The New American Interventionism: Essays from Political Science Quarterly
by Demetrios James Caraley
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Intervention is as American as apple pie, writes Robert Jervis in the introduction to this book. Illustrating this proposition, twelve authorities draw a general portrait of American military intervention since the end of the cold war by examining specific interventions: Bosnia, Lebanon, Somalia, Afghanistan, Panama, Haiti, the Gulf War, and South Korea. In the process, this book focuses on the great complexity involved when deciding to enter a conflict; the almost universal circumvention of show more congressional authority; the ineffectualness of "pinprick" air strikes; and the essentially ad hoc nature of military deployment since the cold war. The New American Interventionism marks the paradox of America's being the sole remaining "superpower" but unable to influence minor powers without the use of force. Exploring these and other questions, the book also speculates on the future characteristics of American intervention. show lessTags
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- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, History
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- 327.117 — Social sciences Political science International Relations Foreign policy and specific topics in international relations Specific means of attaining foreign policy goals Use of force and threats of force
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- JZ6377 .U6 .N49 — Political Science International relations International relations Non-military coercion
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