Reassuring the reluctant warriors : U.S. civil-military relations and multilateral intervention / Stefano Recchia.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Cornell studies in security affairs.
Main Author: Recchia, Stefano, 1978- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.
Series:Cornell studies in security affairs.
Subjects:
Intervention (International law) > Case studies.
Multinational armed forces > Case studies.
United States > Military policy > Decision making > Case studies.
Civil-military relations > United States > Case studies.
Case studies.
Civil-military relations.
Intervention (International law)
Military policy > Decision making.
Multinational armed forces.
United States.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:xii, 281 pages .
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : multilateralism and the generals
  • The value of multilateral legitimacy
  • Institutions, burden sharing, and the American military
  • Haiti, 1993-94 : multilateral approval to ensure a UN handoff
  • Bosnia, 1992-95 : the generals did not want to "own" it
  • Kosovo, 1998-99 : NATO's buy-in reassures the generals
  • Iraq, 1998-2003 : the top-ranking generals remain silent.