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Defining Moment: The Threat and Use of Force in American Foreign Policy
Barry M. Blechman and Tamara Cofman Wittes examine the uses of military threats and military interventions in the Bush and first Clinton administrations. Based on case studies and interviews with U.S. decision makers, they conclude that domestic and international political constraints are preventing U.S. leaders from making threats decisive enough to persuade foreign leaders to comply with U.S. demands.
Congress and the Cold War, Robert David Johnson Reviewed by Barry M. Blechman
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Reviewed by Barry M. Blechman
How Democracies Lose Small Wars: State, Society, and the Failures of France in Algeria, Israel in Lebanon, and the United States in Vietnam, Gil Merom Reviewed by Barry M. Blechman
Civil Wars and Foreign Powers: Outside Intervention in Intrastate Conflict, Patrick M. Regan Reviewed by Barry M. Blechman
Coercive Military Strategy, Stephen J. Cimbala Reviewed by Tamara Cofman Wittes
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