Coping with Caveats in Coalition Warfare: An Empirical Research Program

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This book develops a framework for analysis, and a set of research strategies, to better understand the conditions and mechanisms involved in the considerable use of caveats by states contributing militarily to coalition operations. In the professional language of military servicemen, security analysts and decision-makers, “caveats” refers to the reservations on the use of force states put on their military contingents as a precondition to participate in particular multinational enforcement operations. Such understood caveats are an instrument of statecraft and foreign policy. However, caveats also are a potential threat to the integrity and military effectiveness of the coalition force in question, and, further down the road, an erosion on the fabric of security alliances. This volume is ideal for audiences interested in military and defence studies, security studies and coalition warfare. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Making Sense of the Politics of Caveats (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 3-22 Front Matter ....Pages 23-23 Caveats: A Case of What? (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 25-35 Regulation of the Use of Force in Military Organization and Coalition Forces (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 37-53 Preparing the Concept of Caveats for Empirical Research (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 55-68 Front Matter ....Pages 69-69 The Epistemological Function of Foreign Policy Analysis in the Empirical Research Program (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 71-81 The Essence of Foreign Policy Analysis (I): Modeling the Foreign Policy-Making and Implementing Processes (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 83-104 The Essence of Foreign Policy Analysis (II): Exploiting Political Theory at Multiple Levels of Analyses to Explain Foreign Policy-Making Processes and Outcomes (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 105-123 Front Matter ....Pages 125-125 Alliance Politics Dynamics (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 127-143 Domestic and Governmental Politics (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 145-162 Politics of Implementation (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 163-182 Front Matter ....Pages 183-183 Considerations and Recommendations for the Gathering and Analyses of Data (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 185-234 Front Matter ....Pages 235-235 Recapitulations and Contributions (Gunnar Fermann)....Pages 237-271 Back Matter ....Pages 273-281