From the Quasi-War with France and the opening of Japan, to the numerous interventions of the 1990s, these events have been situated at the heart of US foreign policy. There are four different explanations as to why the US, throughout its history, has used military force just short of war. Some scholars have suggested that nations use military force on behalf of security objectives. Others have maintained that economic self-interest has motivated many military interventions. Recently many researchers have explored the extent to which the US has used force to promote democracy and human rights, and still more scholars have argued that presidents use limited force for domestic political purposes. Assessing the utility of each of these explanations throughout US history, Meernik employs both historical narrative and statistical techniques to provide a comprehensive account of these important foreign policy events. This engaging, highly informative volume is particularly suited to scholars and students in the fields of international relations, foreign policy, military affairs and history.
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"...provides perhaps the most comprehensive treatment of the political use of military force in US foreign policy available today." -- Associate Professor Mark Peceny, University of New Mexico, USA
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James David Meernik is an Associate Professor of Political Science within the Department of Political Science at the University of North Texas.
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On October 7, 1994, Saddam Hussein ordered a substantial deployment of his military forces to Iraq's border with Kuwait. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
widespread societal violence, marginal effects coefficient, diversionary model, economic interest model, diversionary behavior, diversionary theory, diversionary use, idealist interests, liberal idealism, crisis actors, idealist goals, trade patrols, presidential decision making, foreign policy scholars, idealist values, presidential popularity, realist explanations, force correctly, foreign policy makers, liberal idealist, conflictual behavior, idealist model, foreign policy behavior, political use, coefficient for this variable Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cold War, World War, Central America, Dominican Republic, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Latin America, Middle East, Persian Gulf, Foreign Police, South America, Foreign Polici, Saddam Hussein, Monroe Doctrine, North Korea, President Clinton, White House, Woodrow Wilson, Richard Nixon, State Department, Congressional Research Service, North Africa, Spanish-American War, George Bush, North Atlantic New!
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widespread societal violence, marginal effects coefficient, diversionary model, economic interest model, diversionary behavior, diversionary theory, diversionary use, idealist interests, liberal idealism, crisis actors, idealist goals, trade patrols, presidential decision making, foreign policy scholars, idealist values, presidential popularity, realist explanations, force correctly, foreign policy makers, liberal idealist, conflictual behavior, idealist model, foreign policy behavior, political use, coefficient for this variable Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cold War, World War, Central America, Dominican Republic, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Latin America, Middle East, Persian Gulf, Foreign Police, South America, Foreign Polici, Saddam Hussein, Monroe Doctrine, North Korea, President Clinton, White House, Woodrow Wilson, Richard Nixon, State Department, Congressional Research Service, North Africa, Spanish-American War, George Bush, North Atlantic New!
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- American Foreign Policy: Theoretical Essays (5th Edition) by G. John Ikenberry in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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