War and American Foreign Policy Justifications of Major Military Actions in the US,David J. Lorenzo

-About this book

This book explores presidential justifications of every major American military conflict from the War of 1812 to the Second Gulf War. It generates two important findings. First, presidents employ a specific standard (the Necessity Standard) publicly to justify decisions to go to war, and privately to make decisions regarding war and peace. The Necessity Standard holds that major military force should be used if no viable alternatives are available to protect vital interests or discharge duties. Second, when addressing the Necessity Standard, presidents have disclosed military and security policies that vary considerably in their patience with alternatives and their definitions of vital interests and duties. The book concludes by characterizing wars, categorizing presidential policies, and outlining how the central position of the Necessity Standard in the American politics of war and peace might affect policymaking processes, conflict management, and the public’s perceptions of wars and foreign policy

-contents

1-Discussions of War and the Necessity Standard
2-The Necessity Standard, Arguments, and Norms
3-The War of 1812
4-The War with Mexico
5-The War with Spain and the Insurgency in the Philippines
6-The Great War
7-World War II
8-Korea and the Early Cold War
9-The War in Vietnam
10-The First Gulf War

11 The Second Gulf War
12 The Necessity Standard in Recent Policy Discussions
13 The Necessity Standard and Discussions of War in the US
Index

-caractéristiques

Date de parution:7 avril 2021

Éditeur : Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Langue : Anglais

NB.de pages : 287 pages

ISBN-10 : 3030666948

ISBN-13 : 978-3030666941

Poids: 508 g

Dimensions : 14.81 x 1.75 x 21.01 cm