Cheap threats : why the United States struggles to coerce weak states / Dianne Pfundstein Chamberlain.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2016.Description: xii, 270 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781626162815 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): Summary: This comparatively low-cost model of war that relies on deficit spending, air power, high technology, and a light footprint by an all-volunteer force has allowed the United States to casually threaten force and frequently carry out short-term military campaigns.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-260) and index.

This comparatively low-cost model of war that relies on deficit spending, air power, high technology, and a light footprint by an all-volunteer force has allowed the United States to casually threaten force and frequently carry out short-term military campaigns.

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