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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811266303321

Autore

Forster Peter Kent

Titolo

The US, NATO, and military burden-sharing / / Peter Kent Forster and Stephen J. Cimbala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : F. Cass, 2005

ISBN

1-134-25196-3

1-134-25197-1

1-280-15637-6

9786610156375

6610156379

0-203-00250-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Contemporary Security Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

CimbalaStephen J

Disciplina

355.4

Soggetti

Armed Forces - Appropriations and expenditures

United States Armed Forces Appropriations and expenditures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE CONCEPT OF BURDEN-SHARING; 2 THE MULTINATIONAL FORCE IN LEBANON 1982-84; 3 THE PERSIAN GULF CRISIS; 4 THE BALKANS; 5 CONCLUSION; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This study establishes that the political, economic and military-technological changes that transform the international system also alter the way in which a state views its and others' responsibilities and burdens for responding to international crises. It assesses the distribution of the costs of raising and supporting arms of service, the risks of deploying them overseas and using them in combat or peace operations, and the extent to which members have a responsibility for maintaining international order in the context of three instances of multinational military intervention: the Multinatio