Coercion, survival, and war : why weak states resist the United States / Phil Haun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haun, Phil M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asymmetric warfare--United States--Case studies.

Asymmetric warfare.

Asymmetric warfare--Case studies.

International relations.

Military policy.

United States--Military policy--Case studies.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Case studies.

Diplomatic relations.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 271 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2015.

Summary:

Coercion, Survival, and War chronicles 30 asymmetric interstate crises involving the US since WWII. The US chose coercion 23 times, but coercion failed in hall of the cases. The author explains how conceding can pose a threat to start or regime survival, and how US policymakers can improve coercion success by limiting demands, building, coalitions, involving other great powers, and giving leaders face-saving options. Also important is recognizing that policymakers may design a coercive strategy to fail in order to reduce the diplomatic and political costs of brute force war. Book jacket.

Contents:

A theory of asymmetric interstate coercion

Survival and coercion failure

The United States vs. Iraq : the Gulf and Iraq Wars

The United States vs. Serbia : Bosnia and Kosovo

The United States vs. Libya : El Dorado Canyon, Pan Am flight 103, and WMD.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804792837

0804792836

OCLC:

890793010