Selling a 'just' war: framing, legitimacy, and US military intervention

Butler sheds light on how American political leaders sell the decision to intervene with military force to the public and how a just war frame is employed in US foreign policy. He provides three post-Cold War examples of foreign policy crises: the Persian Gulf War (1990-91), Kosovo (1999), and Afghanistan (2001). MICHAEL J. BUTLER Assistant Professor of Political Science at Clark University, USA. He is the author of 'International Conflict Management' (2009). INDICE: Introduction - Entering the Just War 'Conversation' - Framing, Foreign Policy, and Just Wars - Analyzing the Just War Frame - The Gulf War: Desert Shield, Desert Storm - Kosovo: Allied Force and the Noble Anvil - Afghanistan: Enduring Freedom and Infinite Justice - Conclusion: Selling a Just War

• ISBN: 978-0-230-36064-8
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 09/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés