08-13-2003, 10:33 PM
This may be a good thread to post this. Many useful insights into the manner in which the clash of civilizations is pursued using the means of war. should be read in conjunction with John Mearsheimers book on the tragedy of great Power politics.
[url="http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/maynes2.htm"]http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/maynes2.htm[/url]
Charles, William Maynes "Relearning Intervention," Foreign Policy, no. 68 (Spring 1995)
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One of the most difficult questions in American foreign policy is the use of force--its legitimacy, its utility, its desirability. A run for the White House requires that a candidate address it, and a successful candidate is often not considered a successful president until he actually employs it.
But it may be that the nature of the political debate on the use of force will soon change. It may be that the very purpose for which American leaders threaten the use of force has shifted without many people paying much attention....
[url="http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/maynes2.htm"]http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/maynes2.htm[/url]
Charles, William Maynes "Relearning Intervention," Foreign Policy, no. 68 (Spring 1995)
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One of the most difficult questions in American foreign policy is the use of force--its legitimacy, its utility, its desirability. A run for the White House requires that a candidate address it, and a successful candidate is often not considered a successful president until he actually employs it.
But it may be that the nature of the political debate on the use of force will soon change. It may be that the very purpose for which American leaders threaten the use of force has shifted without many people paying much attention....