U.S. foreign policy and regime instability
By: James Meernik.
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.
Series: Letort papers -- [no. 26]
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Carlisle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9781584873556
Subjects: Political stability; United States -- Military relations -- Foreign countries; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-; United States -- Military policy
Other titles: United States foreign ploicy and regime instability
Description: The United States utilizes a vast arsenal of foreign policy tools to induce, compel, and deter changes in other nations' foreign policies. Traditionally, U.S. foreign policy research focuses on the degree of success the U.S. Government has achieved when seeking specific objectives such as improvements in human rights conditions, democratic change, trade policies, and a host of other goals. In this Letort Paper, the author analyzes the extent to which intrastate and interstate conflict and terrorism in other nations are influenced by the depth and breadth of their military and foreign policy relationships with the United States. More specifically, he empirically analyzes the degree to which U.S. military and foreign policies such as the stationing of U.S. military personnel; the use of military force; the provision of foreign assistance, as well as a more general similarity of foreign policy interests between the United States and a foreign regime are statistically related to interstate and intrastate conflict and terrorist activity. The paper will better enable policymakers to identify which nations are most likely to become potential threats to American interests, and determine which mix of policy options works best in preventing the outbreak of terrorism and conflict within and among nations.
Notes: "May 2008."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-63).

Electronic version available on the SSI website.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Background; title: Hypotheses; title: Methodology; title: Conclusions.