{"product_id":"coalitions-of-convenience-united-states-military-interventions-after-the-cold-war-9780199753802","title":"Coalitions of Convenience: United States Military Interventions After the Cold War","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sarah E. Kreps\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Military Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does the United States sometimes seek multilateral support for its military interventions? When does it instead sidestep international institutions and intervene unilaterally? In \u003cem\u003eCoalitions of Convenience, \u003c\/em\u003e a comprehensive study of US military interventions in the post-Cold War era, Sarah Kreps shows that contrary to conventional wisdom, even superpowers have strong incentives to intervene multilaterally: coalitions confer legitimacy and provide ways to share the costly burdens of war. Despite these advantages, multilateralism comes with costs: multilateral responses are often diplomatic battles of attrition in which reluctant allies hold out for side payments in exchange for their consent. A powerful state's willingness to work multilaterally, then, depends on its time horizons--how it values the future versus the present. States with long-term--those that do not face immediate threats--see multilateralism as a power-conserving strategy over time. States with shorter-term horizons will find the expediency of unilateralism more attractive. A systematic account of how multilateral coalitions function, \u003cem\u003eCoalitions of Convenience\u003c\/em\u003e also considers the broader effects of power on international institutions and what the rise of China may mean for international cooperation and conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47580125692055,"sku":"9780199753802","price":3401.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199753802.webp?v=1774911712","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/coalitions-of-convenience-united-states-military-interventions-after-the-cold-war-9780199753802","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}