Coalition War and Burden-Sharing: The President vs the Congress

Abstract

This thesis examines past U.S. Approaches to coalitions and efforts to forge alliances in peace and war in the 20th century. Specifically, it analyses the conflict between the executive and legislative branches with respect to coalition building and burden-sharing. The thesis suggests that the amount of Congressional activism depends upon the perception of an external threat among member of the legislative branch. Likewise, the thesis highlights the tension between Congressional desires to impose the burden upon allies while retaining exclusive control over coalition policy and forces. The thesis suggests that the amount of Congressional activism depends upon the perception of an external threat among members of the legislative branch. Likewise, the thesis highlights the tension between Congressional desires to impose the burden upon allies while retaining exclusive control over coalition policy and forces. The thesis concludes with a case study of Operation Desert Storm and burden-sharing. Finally, the author warns of dangerous precedent established by the shift in burden-sharing responsibilities in the recent past between the executive and legislative bodies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 19, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246487

Entities

People

  • James A. Pierce

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Warfare
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies