Explaining the Iraq War : counterfactual theory, logic and evidence / / Frank P. Harvey [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Harvey Frank P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 349 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 956.7044/31 |
Soggetto topico | Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Causes |
ISBN |
1-107-22994-4
1-139-18004-5 1-283-38262-8 9786613382627 1-139-18982-4 1-139-04422-2 1-139-18851-8 1-139-19111-X 1-139-18389-3 1-139-18621-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Comparative counterfactual analysis and the 2003 Iraq War -- Leadership, political context(s) and the Iraq War -- Democratic national security advisers -- Domestic and congressional politics -- American intelligence failures and miscalculations -- Societal pressures and public opinion -- International politics, global WMD consensus and UN power balancing -- Hussein's mistakes, miscalculations and misperceptions -- Summary and implications -- Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458051803321 |
Harvey Frank P. | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Explaining the Iraq War : counterfactual theory, logic and evidence / / Frank P. Harvey [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Harvey Frank P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 349 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 956.7044/31 |
Soggetto topico | Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Causes |
ISBN |
1-107-22994-4
1-139-18004-5 1-283-38262-8 9786613382627 1-139-18982-4 1-139-04422-2 1-139-18851-8 1-139-19111-X 1-139-18389-3 1-139-18621-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Comparative counterfactual analysis and the 2003 Iraq War -- Leadership, political context(s) and the Iraq War -- Democratic national security advisers -- Domestic and congressional politics -- American intelligence failures and miscalculations -- Societal pressures and public opinion -- International politics, global WMD consensus and UN power balancing -- Hussein's mistakes, miscalculations and misperceptions -- Summary and implications -- Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781938303321 |
Harvey Frank P. | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Explaining the Iraq War : counterfactual theory, logic and evidence / / Frank P. Harvey [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Harvey Frank P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 349 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 956.7044/31 |
Soggetto topico | Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Causes |
ISBN |
1-107-22994-4
1-139-18004-5 1-283-38262-8 9786613382627 1-139-18982-4 1-139-04422-2 1-139-18851-8 1-139-19111-X 1-139-18389-3 1-139-18621-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Comparative counterfactual analysis and the 2003 Iraq War -- Leadership, political context(s) and the Iraq War -- Democratic national security advisers -- Domestic and congressional politics -- American intelligence failures and miscalculations -- Societal pressures and public opinion -- International politics, global WMD consensus and UN power balancing -- Hussein's mistakes, miscalculations and misperceptions -- Summary and implications -- Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813281503321 |
Harvey Frank P. | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fighting for Credibility : US Reputation and International Politics / / Frank P. Harvey, John Mitton |
Autore | Harvey Frank P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 pages) |
Disciplina | 327.73 |
Soggetto topico | World politics - 21st century |
ISBN |
1-4875-1176-0
1-4875-1175-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction ; Chemical Weapons in Syria, 2012-13 ; Credibility and International Politics: The Case for Reputations; Credibility and International Politics: The Case against Reputations; Coercive Outcome in Syria ; Syria as a Deterrence/Compellence "Success"? ; Postscript ; Outline and Objectives.
1 Reputations Research and Premature Closure of Inquiry The Press-Mercer-Hopf Consensus ; 1.1 Hopf (1994) "Peripheral Visions" ; 1.2 Press (2005) "Calculating Credibility" ; 1.3 Mercer (1996) "Reputation and International Politics" ; Premature Closure of Inquiry: An Illustration. 1.4 Application of P-M-H Consensus Excludes Important Research on International ReputationsThe Missing Scholarship ; Conclusion ; 2 Reputations Matter: Rational Deterrence Theory and Credibility Reconsidered; 2.1 Four Core Prerequisites of Credible Coercive Threats ; RDT and Necessity and Sufficiency; Reassessing Fearon ; 2.2 Reputations and Imperfect Information. 2.3 Similarity and Transferability of Reputations and Credibility2.4 Reputations and Miscalculations ; 2.5 General versus Specific Reputations; 2.6 Reputations, Credibility, and Transferability Are in the Eyes of the Beholder; Conclusion ; 3 US Reputation Building in Deterrence Encounters, 1991-2003 ; Case 1 -- Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992-5) ; Case 2 -- Kosovo (1998-9). Case 3 -- Iraq (1991-2003) Conclusion ; 4 The Strategic Logic of US Coercion: Explaining Deterrence Failures and Successes in Syria, 2011-13; 4.1 Defining Success in Syria; 4.2 Syria: RDT versus P-M-H ; US Reputations and Past Actions ; Escalation and Mission Creep ; 4.3 Protracted Crises, Probes, and Tipping Points ; Assad's Miscalculations. 4.4 Credibility Paradox -- Punishments and Promises. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162787903321 |
Harvey Frank P. | ||
Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The homeland security dilemma : fear, failure and the future of American insecurity / / Frank P. Harvey |
Autore | Harvey Frank P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.3250973 |
Collana | Contemporary security studies |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - United States - Prevention
National security - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-203-89424-3
1-283-88333-3 1-135-97386-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The origins of the homeland security dilemma -- Rising public expectations and higher standards for measuring performance -- The power and triumph of failure -- Public imagination and probability neglect -- Political imagination and motivation -- Declining support for sacrificing civil liberties -- Multilateral failures and the HSD -- Homeland security dilemma and political motivations -- Revisiting the Overblown thesis: logical, empirical and theoretical problems -- Non-falsifiability of Overblown theory -- Weak theories lead to simple (mistaken) solutions -- Conclusion: The homeland security dilemma and the future. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452551603321 |
Harvey Frank P. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The homeland security dilemma : fear, failure and the future of American insecurity / / Frank P. Harvey |
Autore | Harvey Frank P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.3250973 |
Collana | Contemporary security studies |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - United States - Prevention
National security - United States |
ISBN |
1-135-97385-7
0-203-89424-3 1-283-88333-3 1-135-97386-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The origins of the homeland security dilemma -- Rising public expectations and higher standards for measuring performance -- The power and triumph of failure -- Public imagination and probability neglect -- Political imagination and motivation -- Declining support for sacrificing civil liberties -- Multilateral failures and the HSD -- Homeland security dilemma and political motivations -- Revisiting the Overblown thesis: logical, empirical and theoretical problems -- Non-falsifiability of Overblown theory -- Weak theories lead to simple (mistaken) solutions -- Conclusion: The homeland security dilemma and the future. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779458003321 |
Harvey Frank P. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The homeland security dilemma : fear, failure and the future of American insecurity / / Frank P. Harvey |
Autore | Harvey Frank P. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.3250973 |
Collana | Contemporary security studies |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - United States - Prevention
National security - United States |
ISBN |
1-135-97385-7
0-203-89424-3 1-283-88333-3 1-135-97386-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The origins of the homeland security dilemma -- Rising public expectations and higher standards for measuring performance -- The power and triumph of failure -- Public imagination and probability neglect -- Political imagination and motivation -- Declining support for sacrificing civil liberties -- Multilateral failures and the HSD -- Homeland security dilemma and political motivations -- Revisiting the Overblown thesis: logical, empirical and theoretical problems -- Non-falsifiability of Overblown theory -- Weak theories lead to simple (mistaken) solutions -- Conclusion: The homeland security dilemma and the future. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818892803321 |
Harvey Frank P. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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