Coalitions of Convenience: United States Military Interventions After the Cold War

by Sarah E. Kreps and Sarah Kreps

Book Overview

Why does the United States sometimes seek multilateral support for its military interventions? When does it instead sidestep international institutions and intervene unilaterally? In Coalitions of Convenience, a comprehensive study of US military interventions in the post-Cold War era, Sarah Kreps shows that contrary to conventional wisdom, even superpowers have strong incentives to intervene multilaterally: coalitions confer legitimacy and provide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199753806
• ISBN13: 9780199753802
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"