1st Edition
The Political Use of Military Force in US Foreign Policy
By James David Meernik
Copyright 2004
275 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
275 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Security, power and realist explanations of the political use of military force; Economic interests and the political use of military force; Liberal idealism and the political use of military force; Diversionary theory and the political use of military force; Comprehensive analysis of the political use of military force in US foreign policy; Conclusion; Bibliography.
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James David Meernik
