04390nam 2200781 a 450 991046367300332120200520144314.00-8014-6147-20-8014-6099-910.7591/9780801460999(CKB)3280000000000128(OCoLC)732957073(CaPaEBR)ebrary10467991(SSID)ssj0000529825(PQKBManifestationID)11359187(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529825(PQKBWorkID)10557395(PQKB)11105930(StDuBDS)EDZ0001495763(MiAaPQ)EBC3138112(OCoLC)1080549633(MdBmJHUP)muse58424(DE-B1597)478319(OCoLC)979743947(DE-B1597)9780801460999(Au-PeEL)EBL3138112(CaPaEBR)ebr10467991(CaONFJC)MIL768212(EXLCZ)99328000000000012820100922d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrLeaders at war[electronic resource] how presidents shape military interventions /Elizabeth N. SaundersIthaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press20111 online resource (312 p.) Cornell studies in security affairsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8014-7955-X 0-8014-4922-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-292) and index.When and how states intervene -- Defining and explaining intervention -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy -- Lyndon B. Johnson -- Before and after the Cold War -- The role of leaders : conclusions and implications.One of the most contentious issues in contemporary foreign policy-especially in the United States-is the use of military force to intervene in the domestic affairs of other states. Some military interventions explicitly try to transform the domestic institutions of the states they target; others do not, instead attempting only to reverse foreign policies or resolve disputes without trying to reshape the internal landscape of the target state. In Leaders at War, Elizabeth N. Saunders provides a framework for understanding when and why great powers seek to transform foreign institutions and societies through military interventions. She highlights a crucial but often-overlooked factor in international relations: the role of individual leaders.Saunders argues that leaders' threat perceptions-specifically, whether they believe that threats ultimately originate from the internal characteristics of other states-influence both the decision to intervene and the choice of intervention strategy. These perceptions affect the degree to which leaders use intervention to remake the domestic institutions of target states. Using archival and historical sources, Saunders concentrates on U.S. military interventions during the Cold War, focusing on the presidencies of Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson. After demonstrating the importance of leaders in this period, she also explores the theory's applicability to other historical and contemporary settings including the post-Cold War period and the war in Iraq.Cornell studies in security affairs.War and emergency powersUnited StatesHistory20th centuryPolitics and warUnited StatesHistory20th centuryPresidentsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryPolitical leadershipUnited StatesHistory20th centuryIntervention (International law)History20th centuryUnited StatesMilitary policy20th centuryUnited StatesForeign relations1945-1989Electronic books.War and emergency powersHistoryPolitics and warHistoryPresidentsHistoryPolitical leadershipHistoryIntervention (International law)History973.92092/2Saunders Elizabeth N(Elizabeth Nathan),1978-1043873MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463673003321Leaders at war2469146UNINA