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Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Renshon is a doctoral student in the Government department at Harvard University, focusing on international security issues. He holds a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and has served on the editorial board of the Millennium Journal of International Relations . Klappentext Preventive war has a long history in international politics, but until it became an instrumental part of the Bush Doctrine, it was mostly overlooked. Renshon argues that the best avenue for understanding decisions to initiate preventive action is through a close examination of the individual leader responsible for such decisions. In this work, he develops a theory of psychological motivations for preventive action. By examining five situations, including the Iraq war, he pinpoints the factors that matter most in decisions to take preventive military action. There have been preventive wars throughout history, but the motivations behind them have remained elusive, and many crucial questions remain unanswered. What exactly constitutes preventive action? What differentiates preventive action from pre-emptive action? Are there significant differences between preventive strikes and full-on preventive wars? What is the relationship of preventive action to traditional concepts of deterrence, compellence, and international law? Finally, why do states initiate preventive action? Renshon argues that the best avenue for understanding decisions to initiate preventive action is through a close examination of the individual leader responsible for such decisions. Zusammenfassung Presents a theory of preventative action based upon the beliefs and perceptions of leaders. This book examines five cases: British action in the Suez Canal Crisis! 1956; Israel's strike on Iraq's nuclear reactor! 1981; American preventive war planning! 1946-1954; Indian preventative war planning! 1982-2002; and America's war against Iraq! 2003. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Alexander L. George Preface Preventive War: An Introduction Preventing What? The Suez Canal Crisis Israel's Preventive Strike Against Iraq How Real Was Dr. Strangelove? American Preventive War Thinking Post World War II To the Brink. India and Pakistan's Nuclear Standoff Preventive War as a Grand Strategy? George W. Bush and "Operation Iraqi Freedom" Preventive War in Perspective Epilogue: Preventive War in the Age of Terrorism and Rogue States Notes Bibliography Index ...
