Avoiding the slippery slope : conducting effective interventions /
Thomas R. Mockaitis.
- 1 online resource.
- The Letort papers .
- Letort papers. .
"June 2013."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-86).
Introduction -- Military intervention in U.S. history. Era of gunboat diplomacy -- The Cold War -- The post-Cold War era -- Analytical framework. Somalia -- Haiti -- Bosnia -- Kosovo -- Libya -- Noninterventions. Rwanda -- Syria -- Patterns and possibilities. Where to intervene -- When to intervene -- How to intervene -- Follow-on missions -- Exit strategy -- Balancing considerations -- Implications for U.S. land power -- Conclusion.
Intervention (International law)--Case studies.
United States--Military policy. United States--Foreign relations--1989-