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The political use of force ranks amongst the most extraordinary decisions a leader can make. The stakes are enormous; no other area of public policy matches foreign policy in the claim to the ultimate sacrifice--human life. Making this kind of decision is never easy; however, certain conditions can facilitate it. The use of force in self-defense, or in the protection of an ally, or a strategic supply on which the country is dependent, is something that all presidents are prepared to order. Unfortunately, leaders will not always have the benefit of a clear- cut choice between "the right thing to do" and the wrongful alternative. At times, they will be confronted with a gray area that is much harder to navigate. When physical survival and the protection of the homeland are assured, under which conditions should a leader ask his citizens for the ultimate sacrifice?

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• Full title: Reluctant Interventions
• Subtitle: Presidential Decision-Making in the Face of Ambiguity
• Author: Ezequiel Reficco
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9783838333892
• ID: 07064009
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Weight: 445 g
• Dimensions: 220 × 150 × 17 mm
• Published: 2010

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