Military Threats - The Costs of Coercion and the Price of Peace

Klappentext This book asks whether military power is central in determining which states get their voice heard, and if so, how and why. Zusammenfassung Is military power central in determining which states get their voice heard in international affairs? The exercise of force is costly! so states often have trouble persuading their opponents that they would resort to arms unless their demands are met. In this book! Slantchev examines just how effective military threats are. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Coercion and Credibility: 1. Introduction; 2. Commitment and signalling in coercive bargaining; Part II. A Theory of Military Threats: 3. A model of military threats; 4. Comparing the instruments of coercion; Part III. Elements of Militarized Deterrence: 5. Militarization and the distribution of power and interests; 6. The expansion of the Korean War, 1950; 7. The price of peace and military threat effectiveness; Part IV. Conclusions: 8. Implications; Appendix A. Formalities for Chapter 2; Appendix B. Formalities for Chapter 3; Appendix C. Formalities for Chapter 4; Appendix D. Formalities for Chapter 5.

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• Authors: Branislav L. Slantchev, Branislav L. (University of California Slantchev, SLANTCHEV BRANISLAV L, Slantchev Branislav L.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2012
• EAN: 9781107405554
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40555-4
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Social research & statistics, Research methods: general