TY - BOOK AU - TI - Cheap threats: why the United States struggles to coerce weak states SN - 9781626162815 (pbk.) : PY - 2016/// CY - Washington PB - Georgetown University Press KW - UNITED STATES KW - MILITARY POLICY KW - MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE KW - DESICION MAKING KW - STRATEGY N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-260) and index N2 - 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 ER -