The new American interventionism : lessons from successes and failures : essays from Political science quarterly
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The new American interventionism : lessons from successes and failures : essays from Political science quarterly
(Power, conflict, and democracy : American politics into the twenty-first century)
Columbia University Press, c1999
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 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.
Table of Contents
1. Defining Moment: The Threat and Use of Force in American Foreign Policy, by Barry Blechman and Tamara C. Wittes 2. A New Imperial Presidency? Lessons from United States Involvment in Bosnia, by William C. Banks and Jeffrey D. Straussman 3. Public Support for Peacekeeping in Lebanon and Somalia: Assessing the Casualties Hypothesis, by James Burk 4. The Stinger Missile and Lessons of U.S. Intervention in Afghanistan, by Alan J. Kuperman 5. The Panama Invasion Revisited: Lessons for American Use of Force in the Post Cold War Era, by Eytan Gilboa 6. "Disobedient" General and the Politics of Redemocratization: The Clinton Administration and Haiti, by Morris Morley and Chris McGillon 7. The U.S. Role in South Korean Democratization, by James Fowler 8. Mission Impossible: Creating a Grand Strategy for Interventionism, by Robert Jervis
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