Influence without boots on the ground : seaborne crisis response / Larissa Forster.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Forster, Larissa, author.

Contributor:

Naval War College (U.S.). Press

Naval War College (U.S.). Center for Naval Warfare Studies

Series:

Newport paper ; 39.

Naval War College Newport papers ; 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Operations other than war.

United States.

United States. Navy.

Intervention (International law).

Sea-power--United States.

Sea-power.

Sea control.

United States--Military policy.

United States--Foreign relations.

Armed Forces--Operations other than war.

Diplomatic relations.

Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 215, 104 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Official U.S. Government edition.

Distribution:

Washington, DC : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. G.P.O.

Place of Publication:

Newport, Rhode Island : Naval War College Press, [2013]

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

Military intervention always has been and always will be an important part of foreign policy, a tool to further national interests and influence world events. Many scholars have tried to explain the intervention behavior of states in crises, conflicts, and wars. When and why do states intervene, and what are reasons for nonintervention? What conflicts and crises are more likely to call for intervention, and why? When is intervention successful? The explanations are manifold and include political, military, economic, social, environmental, domestic, and humanitarian factors. The theoretical literature covers a gamut of realist intentions, ranging from security, power, and national interests, as guides to state action; to emphasis on international trade and economics; and to domestic politics. Some argue for explanations based on idealistic aspirations, such as democracy and human rights. Many studies focus on a mix of different reasons. From this vast field, the author has selected international crises involving any form of U.S. activity in the years 1946-2006. Within these U.S. activities, the author distinguishes between crisis response with and without naval forces, as this study intends to advance the knowledge of the use of U.S. naval forces as a response to international crises and to contribute to a better understanding of when and how the U.S. Navy is deployed.

Contents:

Introduction : military interventions and the deployment of naval forces

Navies are able to do things that armies can't : the difference between the U.S. Navy and other U.S. Armed Forces

Just enough force? A theoretical framework for seaborne crisis response

Uncharted waters : data on U.S. naval activity short of war

We move on the seas that we control, part I : assessing the empirical evidence

- crisis characteristics and actors

We move on the seas that we control, part II : assessing the empirical evidence

- U.S. involvement and crisis outcomes

Conclusion.

Notes:

"January 2013"--Page ii.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-209).

Online resource; title from PDF title page (USNWC, viewed February 14, 2013).

Other Format:

Print version: Förster, Larissa. Influence without boots on the ground.

OCLC:

827727000