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Soldiers, Statecraft, and History - Coercive Diplomacy and International Order (Hardcover)
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Soldiers, Statecraft, and History - Coercive Diplomacy and International Order (Hardcover)
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The increasing capacity of states to muster violence, the
concomitant rise of military power as a meaningful instrument of
foreign policy, and the frequent episodic collapse of that power
are considered in this examination of force, order, and diplomacy.
Nathan points to periods of relative order and stability in
international relations-the time immediately prior to the rise of
Frederick the Great, for example, or the half century after the
Napoleonic Wars-as times when states have been most vulnerable to
"spoilers" and "rogues." Only the power of the Cold War blocs
fostered durable order. Now, notwithstanding novel elements of
globalization, international relations appear as dependent as ever
on the prudent management of force. Students, scholars, and
soldiers are frequently exposed to Clausewitz, Westphalia,
Napoleon, World War I, and the like. But what makes these events
and individuals so important? This book is Clausewitz's successor,
insisting that soldiers and statesmen know and master the
integrative potential of force. Nathan provides a narrative account
of the people and events that have shaped international relations
since the onset of the state system. He asserts that an
understanding of the limits and utility of persuasion, as well as
the corresponding limits and utility of force, will help assure
national security in a world filled with more uncertainties than
ever in the last 50 years.
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