The logic of positive engagement / Miroslav Nincic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nincic, Miroslav.

Series:

Cornell studies in security affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

Economic assistance, American.

Economic sanctions, American.

Diplomacy.

Security, International.

Physical Description:

viii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Taking note of the unimpressive track-record of (the threat of) coercion in altering policies, Nincic (political science, U. of California, Davis) examines the promises and pitfalls of positive diplomacy and material inducement in affecting adversaries of the United States. He tries to account for why political scientists, unlike other social scientists who study the effects of both rewards and punishments on behavior modification, seem averse to studying alternatives to coercion and military intervention. He also offers a framework for further study with five US case studies. He outlines two models for positive engagement. The first is based on an exchange of concessions. The other is catalytic and relies on affecting the motivations of an adversary to ultimately alter their priorities. Nincic considers how the context of regime stability affects the success of either of these models and how to use that context to orient positive engagement. He offers several historical examples. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The failures of external coercion

A parallel bias

A framework for analysis

Foundations of success and failure : Libya, Cuba, and Syria

The challenge of North Korea and Iran

Final thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780801450068

0801450063

OCLC:

707842838