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• catalog abstract "In this challenging new study, Ted Hopf repudiates the core assumptions of deterrence theory, one of the most central aspects of U.S. foreign policy over the past half century. Especially during the cold war years, a major goal of U.S. foreign policy has been to show enough strength that any adventurism on the part of a would-be aggressor would be deterred. Thus, the United States became involved militarily in various Third World conflicts more to deter the Soviet Union than to protect any specific U.S. interest. Peripheral Visions argues that this policy was unnecessary and counterproductive. The evidence in this book (looking at crises in Vietnam, Angola, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Iran, Nicaragua, Grenada, the Middle East, and Ghana) implies that military strength is not the only way - not even the most effective way - to deter an opponent. The credibility of the United States in the Middle East, for instance, was not strengthened by U.S. military actions, but rather by the adroit use of military and economic aid and diplomatic leverage. Yet this taught the Soviet Union far more discouraging lessons about the Middle East than the U.S. invasion of Grenada did about Latin America. The deterrence theory that remains after this series of empirical tests recommends that the defender not worry so much about unimportant areas of the globe, not use military force when nonmilitary instruments will do, and act as much as possible through indigenous and autonomous forces, rather than directly. Although framed as a test of difference theory, Peripheral Visions also offers important arguments and evidence about how leaders learn. Moreover, since the book tests rational, bounded rational, and belief system models of decision making, it sheds light on the debate between those who assume states are rational and those who find that assumption problematic. Finally, it speaks to an ongoing policy debate about the appropriate instruments of deterrence - a continuing concern even after the cold war.".
• catalog contributor b6538723.
• catalog coverage "Developing countries Politics and government.".
• catalog coverage "Soviet Union Foreign relations 1945-1991.".
• catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations 1945-1989.".
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "Finally, it speaks to an ongoing policy debate about the appropriate instruments of deterrence - a continuing concern even after the cold war.".
• catalog description "In this challenging new study, Ted Hopf repudiates the core assumptions of deterrence theory, one of the most central aspects of U.S. foreign policy over the past half century. Especially during the cold war years, a major goal of U.S. foreign policy has been to show enough strength that any adventurism on the part of a would-be aggressor would be deterred. Thus, the United States became involved militarily in various Third World conflicts more to deter the Soviet Union than to protect any specific U.S. interest. Peripheral Visions argues that this policy was unnecessary and counterproductive. The evidence in this book (looking at crises in Vietnam, Angola, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Iran, Nicaragua, Grenada, the Middle East, and Ghana) implies that military strength is not the only way - not even the most effective way - to deter an opponent. The credibility of the United States in the Middle East, for instance, was not strengthened by U.S. ".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-304) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction -- Soviet lessons from the Vietnam War: a crucial case for deterrence theory ... which it does not pass -- Soviet lessons from Angola, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan: the "arc of crisis" as a crucial case -- Soviet lessons from Iran and Nicaragua: deterrence theory fails another easy test -- Grenada 1983: sufficient, but unnecessary and inferior -- The Middle East, 1967-80: a boom for deterrence, but proof of the need for an expansion of the theory -- Ghana 1966: the deterrent case that didn't bark -- Conclusion: deterrence theory revised.".
• catalog description "military actions, but rather by the adroit use of military and economic aid and diplomatic leverage. Yet this taught the Soviet Union far more discouraging lessons about the Middle East than the U.S. invasion of Grenada did about Latin America. The deterrence theory that remains after this series of empirical tests recommends that the defender not worry so much about unimportant areas of the globe, not use military force when nonmilitary instruments will do, and act as much as possible through indigenous and autonomous forces, rather than directly. Although framed as a test of difference theory, Peripheral Visions also offers important arguments and evidence about how leaders learn. Moreover, since the book tests rational, bounded rational, and belief system models of decision making, it sheds light on the debate between those who assume states are rational and those who find that assumption problematic. ".
• catalog extent "ix, 306 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Peripheral visions.".
• catalog identifier "047210540X (acid-free paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Peripheral visions.".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,".
• catalog relation "Peripheral visions.".
• catalog spatial "Developing countries Politics and government.".
• catalog spatial "Soviet Union Foreign relations 1945-1991.".
• catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations 1945-1989.".
• catalog subject "327.730172/4/09045 20".
• catalog subject "Deterrence (Strategy)".
• catalog subject "International relations.".
• catalog subject "JX1391 .H65 1994".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Soviet lessons from the Vietnam War: a crucial case for deterrence theory ... which it does not pass -- Soviet lessons from Angola, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan: the "arc of crisis" as a crucial case -- Soviet lessons from Iran and Nicaragua: deterrence theory fails another easy test -- Grenada 1983: sufficient, but unnecessary and inferior -- The Middle East, 1967-80: a boom for deterrence, but proof of the need for an expansion of the theory -- Ghana 1966: the deterrent case that didn't bark -- Conclusion: deterrence theory revised.".
• catalog title "Peripheral visions : deterrence theory and American foreign policy in the Third World, 1965-1990 / Ted Hopf.".
• catalog type "text".