Collective Preventive Diplomacy

Barry H. Steiner

ISBN 10: 0791459888 / ISBN 13: 9780791459881

Published by State University of New York Press, US, 2007

Examines how and why great powers act to defuse ethnic conflict within small powers.Powerful nations have often assumed a leadership role in international relations by becoming involved in ethnic conflict arising within small states. Recently however, their willingness to do so, at least unilaterally, has diminished. This study focuses on why and how powerful nations have acted together to dampen or forestall the expansion of small state conflicts while limiting potential risks to themselves. Employing a case-study method, Barry H. Steiner distinguishes between two types of collective preventive diplomacy, the insulationist and the interventionist. In the former, powerful nations are motivated to contain small power conflict in order to preserve their relations with other powerful nations. In the latter, they act to settle conflict between the small power antagonists themselves. Seller Inventory # LU-9780791459881

Synopsis:

Examines how and why great powers act to defuse ethnic conflict within small powers.

About the Author: Barry H. Steiner is Professor of Political Science at California State University at Long Beach. He is the author of Bernard Brodie and the Foundations of American Nuclear Strategy.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Collective Preventive Diplomacy
Publisher: State University of New York Press, US
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New