Dynamics of Coercion - American Foreign Policy and the Limits of Military Might

Klappentext It examines how the United States does! and should! use limited military force and other means of influencing adversaries. It reviews when limited force can! and cannot! work. It examines a range of current challenges! including those of guerrilla groups! minor powers armed with nuclear! chemical or biological weapons. Zusammenfassung It examines how the United States does! and should! use limited military force and other means of influencing adversaries. It reviews when limited force can! and cannot! work. It examines a range of current challenges! including those of guerrilla groups! minor powers armed with nuclear! chemical or biological weapons. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; Part I. Coercive Strategy Making: 2. The theory of coercion; 3. Coercive Mechanisms; 4. Coercive instruments; Part II. The Context of Coercion Today: 5. Domestic politics and coercion; 6. Coercion and coalitions; 7. Humanitarian coercion and non-state actors; 8. Weapons of mass destruction and US coercion; Part III. The Future of US Coercion.

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• Authors: Daniel Byman, Daniel (Rand) Waxman Byman, Daniel L. Byman, Daniel L. Waxman Byman, Matthew Waxman, Matthew C. Waxman
• Assisted by: Jr. Wolf (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.02.2002
• EAN: 9780521809917
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80991-7
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Rand Studies in Policy Analysis; Rand Studies in Policy Analysi
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics