U.S. Military Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era: A Case Study Analysis of Presidential Decision Making
Journal: OpenCommons - UConn (University of Connecticut)
Year: 2014

U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTION IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA: \nA CASE-STUDY ANALYSIS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECISION MAKING\nDennis N. Ricci\nDoctoral Dissertation \nDepartment of Political Science\nUniversity of Connecticut\nStorrs, CT\nABSTRACT\nThe primary focus of this study is to explain presidential decision making, specifically whether to intervene militarily or not in a given circumstance in the Post-Cold War era. First, we define military intervention as the deployment of troops and weaponry in active