This volume explores the dynamics of military escalation, intervention, and alternative approaches to multilateral security. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, the book examines case studies such as conflicts in Chad, Lebanon, and the Iran–Iraq War to illustrate how states and institutions respond to regional crises. The editors analyze different models o…
This book contains: 1. Aftermath of war 2. The strained alliance 3. Dealing with the Ancien Regime 4. The coming and the going 5. The divisive pact 6. Beggars and princes 7. Arms and the men 8. More visitors
From access to sources inside Israel, Washington, and powers hostile to Israel, this is a uniquely knowledgeable and dramatic account of the causes and conduct of the war and its aftermath. Fire in Beirut describes how and why Israel moved into Lebanon in 1982 after years of clashes between local and foreign forces had destroyed what was once known as "the Swit- zerland of the Middle East." …
The genocide in Rwanda showed us how terrible the consequences of inaction can be in the face of mass murder. But the conflict in Kosovo raised equally important questions about the consequences of action without international consensus and clear legal authority. On the one hand, is it legitimate for a regional organization to use force without a UN mandate? On the other, is it permissible to l…
This book explores the entire large and controversial subject of the use of force in international law, this book examines not only the use of force by states but also the role of the United Nations in peacekeeping and peacekeeping actions, and the growing importance of regional action.
Diplomatic Interventions argues that war is a social construction. In so doing, it unsettles the definition of intervention, as a coercive interference by one state in the affairs of another, to examine the range of communicative or 'diplomatic' practices which through their presence modify the experience of war. The tension between claims that war is pervasive and that war is a social construc…
In this refreshingly revisionist history, Erik Reinert shows how rich countries developed through a combination of government intervention, protectionism, and strategic investment, rather than through free trade. Reinert suggests that this set of policies in various combinations has driven successful development from Renaissance Italy to the modern Far East. Yet despite its demonstrable sucess,…
Built on declared principles of partnership and respect for sovereignty, and successful in gaining legitimacy in the international community, the new model seems to offer a legitimate way to engage in state-building intervention. The book mounts a critique of these claims, showing how international legitimacy does not automatically translate into political legitimacy among those in the affected…
At that time the Soviet Union still existed and the cold wat was very much alive, particularly with Ronald Reagan in the White House, and the Introduction reflects this. It is presented here because it offers a concise history of the cold war and a background to understanding the impetus behind, and the nature of, the many American interventions throughout the world. The actual case histories o…