Coalitions of convenience [electronic resource] : United States military interventions after the Cold War / Sarah E. Kreps.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199827152 (ebook) :; 019982715X (ebook) :.Subject(s): United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989- | United States -- Military policy | Intervention (International law) | CoalitionsAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199753796DDC classification: 355'.033073 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In 'Coalitions of Convenience', Sarah E. Kreps shows that even powerful states have incentives to intervene multilaterally. Coalitions and international organization blessing confer legitimacy and provide ways to share what are often costly burdens of war.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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In 'Coalitions of Convenience', Sarah E. Kreps shows that even powerful states have incentives to intervene multilaterally. Coalitions and international organization blessing confer legitimacy and provide ways to share what are often costly burdens of war.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Jan. 12, 2011).