The Dynamics of Coercion: American Foreign Policy and the Limits of Military Might

This book examines how the United States uses limited military force and other means to influence adversaries and potential adversaries. It reviews when limited force can and cannot work and examines a range of current challenges, including those of guerrilla groups or minor powers armed with nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. It also looks at the complications arising from domestic politics and the difficulties of using force in an alliance. Most up-to-date survey of coercion in international relations; focus on US Examines problem from adversary\u27s point of view as well as US Covers range of challenges, including guerrilla warfare, nuclear/chemical/biological warfare, smaller state aggression (e.g. Iraq)https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/books/1176/thumbnail.jp