Commentary
It should address the shortcomings of previous crisis communication efforts and adapt to the demands of frontier AI.
Lucy Luo
Book
Intervention: The Use of American Military Force in the Post-Cold War World
When, where, and how should the United States use military force? Drawing upon twelve recent case studies--including Bosnia, Somalia, Panama, Grenada, Haiti, and the Gulf War--Richard Haass suggests political and military guidelines for potential U.S. military interventions ranging from peacekeeping and humanitarian operations to preventive strikes and all-out warfare.
By Richard N. N. Haass
Published on Jan 1, 1994
Source: Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1994
 | Richard N. Haass | |
| Price: $12.95 | Price: $24.95 | |
| Format: Paperback, 258pp. | Format: Hardcover | |
| ISBN: 0-87003-057-4 | 0-87003-056-6 | |
| Publication Date: 1994 | ||
Selected by Choice as a 1995 Outstanding Book
When, where, and how should the United States use military force? Drawing upon twelve recent case studies--including Bosnia, Somalia, Panama, Grenada, Haiti, and the Gulf War--Richard Haass suggests political and military guidelines for potential U.S. military interventions ranging from peacekeeping and humanitarian operations to preventive strikes and all-out warfare.
Intervention discusses how past interventions could have turned out if these guidelines had been observed and assesses where and how the United States should be prepared to use force in the future. The author explains the political and military consequences of these commitments and proposes a division of labor among the United States, regional organizations, and the United Nations.
Richard Haass, a former Carnegie Endowment Senior Associate, is now Director of Foreign Policy Studies at The Brookings Institution.
About the Author
Richard N. N. Haass
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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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