The Threat of “Rogue States” and the Use of Force: The case of the Obama Administration
Journal: Military Strategy Magazine
Year: 2018

“Rogue states” are considered a long-standing threat to American foreign policy. The most controversial issue, for the United States, when dealing with these types of states relates to the use of force. The Clinton and Bush Administrations opted for a more comprehensive policy against “rogue states” which included the use of force, either limited or full scale. In this article, we analyze the case of the Obama Administration in order to empirically assess the reasons why the Obama Administration