LEADER 04390nam 2200781 a 450 001 9910463673003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8014-6147-2 010 $a0-8014-6099-9 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801460999 035 $a(CKB)3280000000000128 035 $a(OCoLC)732957073 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10467991 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000529825 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11359187 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529825 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10557395 035 $a(PQKB)11105930 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001495763 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138112 035 $a(OCoLC)1080549633 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse58424 035 $a(DE-B1597)478319 035 $a(OCoLC)979743947 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801460999 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138112 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10467991 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL768212 035 $a(EXLCZ)993280000000000128 100 $a20100922d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLeaders at war$b[electronic resource] $ehow presidents shape military interventions /$fElizabeth N. Saunders 210 $aIthaca, N.Y. $cCornell University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 225 1 $aCornell studies in security affairs 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8014-7955-X 311 $a0-8014-4922-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [275]-292) and index. 327 $aWhen 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. 330 $aOne of the most contentious issues in contemporary foreign policy-especially in the United States-is the use of military force to intervene in the domestic affairs of other states. Some military interventions explicitly try to transform the domestic institutions of the states they target; others do not, instead attempting only to reverse foreign policies or resolve disputes without trying to reshape the internal landscape of the target state. In Leaders at War, Elizabeth N. Saunders provides a framework for understanding when and why great powers seek to transform foreign institutions and societies through military interventions. She highlights a crucial but often-overlooked factor in international relations: the role of individual leaders.Saunders argues that leaders' threat perceptions-specifically, whether they believe that threats ultimately originate from the internal characteristics of other states-influence both the decision to intervene and the choice of intervention strategy. These perceptions affect the degree to which leaders use intervention to remake the domestic institutions of target states. Using archival and historical sources, Saunders concentrates on U.S. military interventions during the Cold War, focusing on the presidencies of Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson. After demonstrating the importance of leaders in this period, she also explores the theory's applicability to other historical and contemporary settings including the post-Cold War period and the war in Iraq. 410 0$aCornell studies in security affairs. 606 $aWar and emergency powers$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPolitics and war$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPolitical leadership$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aIntervention (International law)$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1989 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWar and emergency powers$xHistory 615 0$aPolitics and war$xHistory 615 0$aPresidents$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical leadership$xHistory 615 0$aIntervention (International law)$xHistory 676 $a973.92092/2 700 $aSaunders$b Elizabeth N$g(Elizabeth Nathan),$f1978-$01043873 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463673003321 996 $aLeaders at war$92469146 997 $aUNINA