America's Allies and War : Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq

"Why do Britain, France, and Italy provide or refuse military support for U.S.-led uses of force? This book provides a unique, multiple-case study analysis of transatlantic burden-sharing. Sixty original interviews with top policymakers and analysts provide insight into allies' decisions regarding the Kosovo War (1999), Afghanistan (2001), and the Iraq War (2003). The cases show that neoclassical realist factors--alliance value, threat, prestige, and electoral politics--explain allies' decisions better than constructivist factors--identity and norms. The book briefly covers additional cases (Vietnam, Lebanon, the Persian Gulf War, Somalia) and concludes with recommendations for increasing future allied military support"-- Provided by publisher Why do Britain, France, and Italy provide or refuse military support for U.S.-led uses of force? This book provides a unique, multiple-case study analysis of transatlantic burden-sharing. Sixty original interviews with top policymakers and analysts provide insight into allies' decisions regarding the Kosovo War (1999), Afghanistan (2001), and the Iraq War (2003). The cases show that neoclassical realist factors - alliance value, threat, prestige, and electoral politics - explain allies' decisions better than constructivist factors - identity and norms. The book briefly covers additional cases (Vietnam, Lebanon, the Persian Gulf War, Somalia) and concludes with recommendations for increasing future allied military support Front Matter....Pages i-x Transatlantic Alliance Burden-Sharing: Defining and Justifying the Question....Pages 1-10 A Neoclassical Realist Explanation of Transatlantic Alliance Burden-Sharing....Pages 11-30 Vietnam, Lebanon, Persian Gulf, and Somalia....Pages 31-74 Kosovo....Pages 75-103 Afghanistan....Pages 105-131 Iraq....Pages 133-168 Improving Transatlantic Alliance Burden-Sharing....Pages 169-179 Back Matter....Pages 181-250