Military Force as a Political Instrument Since the Second World War: Policy Implications

Abstract

The study examines the ways, and the effectiveness with which, the United States and the Soviet Union have employed their armed forces, short of actual violence, during the period 1946-1975. The study further explains the interconnections between demonstrative displays of military force and the success or failure of foreign policy in the postwar period. The study analyzed 300 incidents since 1945 in which either the United States or the USSR has utilized its armed forces, without significant violence, in support of foreign policy objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 29, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014656

Entities

People

  • Barry M. Blechman
  • Stephen S. Kaplan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calculus
  • Case Studies
  • Classified Materials
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • New York
  • Political Systems
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Statistics
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Ussr
  • Violence
  • War

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies