
Reluctant Interventions
Presidential Decision-Making in the Face of Ambiguity
Ezequiel Reficco(Author)
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published on 15. September 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-3-8383-3389-2 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
447 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8383-3389-2 (9783838333892)
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Person
Ezequiel Reficco received a Ph.D. in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School, Tufts University (US), a Master of Arts in International Relations from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), and a Law degree from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). He currently teaches strategy at the University of Los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia).