The Use of Force After the Cold War (Foreign Relations and the Presidency. 3)
Contributors: H. W. Brands (Editor); Darren J. Pierson (Editor); Reynolds S. Kiefer (Editor)
Edition: 1 Ed edition
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: June 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780890969281
Subjects: International relations; Theory of warfare & military science; World history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Military History - 1990-; United States; Technology; Politics / Current Events; Post-Communism; Military; USA; Military Policy; International Relations - General; Military Science; World politics; 1989-; Military & War; Security, International
Description: "The end of the Cold War created a near-euphoria that nations might resort less to military force and that the Doomsday nuclear clock might stop short of midnight. Events soon dashed the higher of these hopes, but the nature of military force and the uses to which it might be put did appear to be changing.".

"In this volume, eleven leading scholars apply their expertise to understanding what (if anything) has changed and what has not, why the patterns are as they are, and just what the future might bring. Together, the authors address political, moral, and military factors in the decision to use or avoid military force.

Case studies of the Gulf War and Bosnia, analyses of the role of women in the armed forces and the role of intelligence agencies, and studies of inter-branch and inter-agency tensions and cooperation inform the various chapters." "The volume will help scholars, policy makers, and concerned citizens contemplate national alternatives when force threatens."--BOOK JACKET.