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Air power as a coercive instrument / / Daniel L. Byman, Matthew C. Waxman, Eric Larson
| Air power as a coercive instrument / / Daniel L. Byman, Matthew C. Waxman, Eric Larson |
| Autore | Byman Daniel <1967-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina | 358.4/14/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LarsonEric V <1957-> (Eric Victor)
WaxmanMatthew C. <1972-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Air power - United States
Air power Military planning - United States |
| ISBN |
1-282-45109-X
9786612451096 0-8330-4828-7 0-585-24548-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgements; Chapter One - Introduction; Coercion and U.S. National Security Policy; The Role of the USAF; Methodology and Cases Examined; Organization; Part 1. Definitions and Theory; Chapter Two - How to Think About Coercion; Definitions; A Theoretical Starting Point; Thinking about Coercion: a Policymaker's Perspective; Problem One: Limited Relevance; Problem Two: Measurement Pathologies; The Uncertain Meaning of "Success"; Conclusions; Part 2. Successful Coercive Diplomacy: Lessons from the Past
Chapter Three - Explaining Success or Failure: the Historical Record Conditions for Successful Coercion; Escalation Dominance; Threatening to Defeat an Adversary's Strategy; Coercion in Context: Magnifying Third-Party Threats; Common Challenges in Coercive Operations; Intelligence and Estimation Challenges; Misperceptions and Coercion; Credibility Challenges; Feasibility Challenges; Conclusions; Part 3. Coercive Diplomacy Today; Chapter Four - Domestic Constraints on Coercion; Domestic Politics and the Success of Coercive Diplomacy; Constraints and the Democratic System The Challenge of Obtaining Domestic Support Consequences of Low Support; Sources of Domestic Constraints; Declaratory Policy; Congressional Checks and Balances, and Other Restrictions; The Press; Some Correlates of Public Support; Some Conditions Under Which Support Is Typically High; How an Adversary can Exploit U.S. Domestic Politics; Diminishing the Interests; Tarnishing the Cause and Conduct of the Operation; Dragging Out a Conflict; Imposing Costs; Manipulating Asymmetries in Escalation Preferences; Conclusions; Chapter Five - Coercion and Coalitions The Advantages of Coalitions for Coercers Limits Imposed by Coalitions; Lack of a Common Agenda; Shared Control; Limits to Escalation; Reduced Credibility; Coalitions and Adversary Counter-Coercion; Conclusions; Chapter Six - Coercing Nonstate Actors: a Challenge for the Future; Types of Missions; Coercing Local Warlords; Coercing State Sponsors; Characteristics of Coercive Operations Against Nonstate Actors; Nonstate Adversaries May Lack Identifiable and Targetable Assets; Inaccurate Intelligence Estimates Are Particularly Common; Nonstate Adversaries May Lack Control over Constituent Elements Indirect Coercion Is Often Difficult, Unreliable, and Counterproductive Nonstate Actors Are Adept at Exploiting Countermeasures to Coercion; Conclusions; Part 4. Coercion and the U.S. Air Force; Chapter Seven - Implications and Recommendations for the USAF; Air Power and Escalation Dominance; Air Power and Adversary Military Operations; Air Power and the Magnification of Third-Party Threats; Air Power and Common Challenges in Coercive Operations; The Need for Restraint; Appendix A - Cases Examined for this Study; Appendix B - Cases and Conditions for Success Appendix C - Coercive Attempts and Common Challenges |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219991503321 |
Byman Daniel <1967->
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| Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 1999 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting Iraq [[electronic resource] ] : U.S. policy and the use of force since the Gulf War / / Daniel L. Byman, Matthew C. Waxman
| Confronting Iraq [[electronic resource] ] : U.S. policy and the use of force since the Gulf War / / Daniel L. Byman, Matthew C. Waxman |
| Autore | Byman Daniel <1967-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 101 p |
| Disciplina | 327.730567 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WaxmanMatthew C. <1972-> |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8330-3253-4
0-585-38352-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455446103321 |
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Byman Daniel <1967->
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting Iraq [[electronic resource] ] : U.S. policy and the use of force since the Gulf War / / Daniel L. Byman, Matthew C. Waxman
| Confronting Iraq [[electronic resource] ] : U.S. policy and the use of force since the Gulf War / / Daniel L. Byman, Matthew C. Waxman |
| Autore | Byman Daniel <1967-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 101 p |
| Disciplina | 327.730567 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WaxmanMatthew C. <1972-> |
| ISBN |
0-8330-3253-4
0-585-38352-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778968203321 |
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Byman Daniel <1967->
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting Iraq : U.S. policy and the use of force since the Gulf War / / Daniel L. Byman, Matthew C. Waxman
| Confronting Iraq : U.S. policy and the use of force since the Gulf War / / Daniel L. Byman, Matthew C. Waxman |
| Autore | Byman Daniel <1967-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 101 p |
| Disciplina | 327.730567 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WaxmanMatthew C. <1972-> |
| ISBN |
0-8330-3253-4
0-585-38352-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PREFACE -- FIGURES -- SUMMARY -- AN ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK -- IRAQ AS AN ADVERSARY -- THE HISTORICAL RECORD -- IRAQ'S VULNERABILITIES AND COUNTERMOVES -- IMPLICATIONS FOR COERCION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- UNDERSTANDING COERCION -- DEFINING COERCION -- DIFFICULTIES IN DISTINGUISHING COMPELLENCE FROM DETERRENCE -- COERCION AS A DYNAMIC PROCESS -- THE UNCERTAIN MEANING OF "SUCCESS" -- IRAQ AS AN ADVERSARY -- HOW SADDAM STAYS IN POWER -- Security and Regime Protection Forces -- Political Techniques -- IRAQ'S FOREIGN POLICY GOALS -- SADDAM'S SHIFTING STRATEGY -- Saddam as an Adversary: A Cagey Foe or Foolish Thug? -- U.S. OBJECTIVES, OPTIONS, ASSUMPTIONS -- ANALYTIC ASSUMPTIONS -- CONTAINING IRAQI AGGRESSION -- PREVENTING NBC BUILDUP -- TOPPLING SADDAM'S REGIME -- PRESERVING REGIONAL STABILITY -- CONSTRAINTS ON THE UNITED STATES -- Fear of Iraqi Fragmentation -- Discomfort with Sanctions -- Preserving an International Alliance -- Humanitarian Ambivalence -- Domestic Limits to Any Concessions -- ATTEMPTS TO COERCE IRAQ: THE HISTORICAL RECORD -- ESTABLISHING UNSCOM INSPECTIONS (1991) -- CREATING A KURDISH SAFE HAVEN (1991-1992) -- ESTABLISHING A SOUTHERN NO-FLY ZONE (AUGUST 1992- PRESENT) -- RESPONDING TO INSPECTION AND NO-FLY ZONE STANDOFFS (DECEMBER 1992- JANUARY 1993) -- DETERRING AN INVASION OF KUWAIT (1994) -- PUNISHING THE IRAQI THRUST INTO NORTHERN IRAQ (1996) -- HALTING DEFIANCE OF UNSCOM (1997-1998) -- FORCING COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCOM (OPERATION DESERT FOX, DECEMBER 1998) -- THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF CONFRONTATION -- ATTEMPTS TO COERCE IRAQ: A SCORECARD -- U.S. POLICY TRADEOFFS AND GULF SECURITY -- IRAQ'S VULNERABILITIES: AN ASSESSMENT -- IRAQI PRESSURE POINTS -- WHAT IRAQ IS NOT SENSITIVE TO -- IRAQI COUNTERMOVES TO OFFSET VULNERABILITIES -- IMPLICATIONS FOR COERCION -- RECOGNIZING ADVERSARY CENTERS OF GRAVITY.
COERCION AS A DYNAMIC PROCESS -- UNDERSTANDING WHAT CANNOT BE AFFECTED -- INTEGRATING COERCIVE THREATS INTO LONG-TERM POLICY -- RECOGNIZING OUR OWN LIMITS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812278703321 |
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Byman Daniel <1967->
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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