Unipolarity and the Evolution of America's Cold War Alliances [electronic resource] /
Thalakada, Nigel.author.
Thalakada argues that the principal purpose of US alliances have shifted since the end of the Cold War from containing communist expansionism (balance of power) to preserving and exercising US power (management of power).He also looks across all US alliances highlighting the trend from regionally-based to more globally-active alliances.
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Post-Cold War focus on management of power; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The purpose of alliances; The end of the Cold War and the changing nature of alliances; 1 Management of Power; Alliances in unipolarity; Management of power: key characteristics; Security guarantee; Leveraging the superpower's superior capabilities; Influencing the superpower's exercise of power; Distributing the burden of maintaining international security; Stifling the tendency to balance and maintaining international leadership; Conclusion
2 The North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationCold War focus on balance of power; Post-Cold War focus on management of power; Operations; Capabilities and membership; Post-9/11 operations; Post-9/11 capabilities and membership; US posture; The 2003 Iraq War; Conclusion; European security and defense policy; 3 The US-Japan Alliance; Cold War focus on balance of power; Post-Cold War focus on management of power; Operations; Policy and capabilities: the 'normalization' of Japanese defense posture; US posture; Conclusion; 4 The US-South Korea Alliance; Cold War focus on balance of power; Operations
CapabilitiesUS posture; Conclusion; 5 The Australia-New Zealand-US Alliance; Cold War focus on balance of power; Post-Cold War focus on management of power; Operations; Capabilities; US posture; Growing US rapprochement with New Zealand; Conclusion; Conclusion; Other US alliances; Thailand; Philippines; Singapore; The transition from George W. Bush to Barack Obama; The impact of the worldwide economic crisis; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Thalakada argues that the principal purpose of US alliances have shifted since the end of the Cold War from containing communist expansionism (balance of power) to preserving and exercising US power (management of power).He also looks across all US alliances highlighting the trend from regionally-based to more globally-active alliances.
International relations.
International organization.
Peace.
Diplomacy.
Politics and war.
Political science.
International Relations.
International Organization.
Conflict Studies.
Diplomacy.
Military and Defence Studies.
Political Science.