The Dynamics of Coercion
Subtitle: American Foreign Policy and the Limits of Military Might (RAND Studies in Policy Analysis)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 11, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780521809917
Subjects: American studies; Defence strategy, planning & research; International relations; Political economy; United States; Military policy; Government - U.S. Government; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Military Science; Political Science / General; United States--Military policy; Foreign relations; 2001-; Limited war
First sentence: Coercion-the use of threatened force, and at times the limited use of actual force to back up the threat, to induce an adversary to change its behavior-should be easy for the United States.