{"product_id":"coalitions-of-convenience-sarah-e-kreps-9780199753802","title":"Coalitions of Convenience: United States Military Interventions After the Cold War","description":"Why does the United States sometimes seek multilateral support for its military interventions? When does it instead sidestep international institutions and intervene unilaterally? In \u003cem\u003eCoalitions of Convenience, \u003c\/em\u003e a comprehensive study of US military interventions in the post-Cold War era, Sarah Kreps shows that contrary to conventional wisdom, even superpowers have strong incentives to intervene multilaterally: coalitions confer legitimacy and provide ways to share the costly burdens of war. Despite these advantages, multilateralism comes with costs: multilateral responses are often diplomatic battles of attrition in which reluctant allies hold out for side payments in exchange for their consent. A powerful state's willingness to work multilaterally, then, depends on its time horizons--how it values the future versus the present. States with long-term--those that do not face immediate threats--see multilateralism as a power-conserving strategy over time. States with shorter-term horizons will find the expediency of unilateralism more attractive. A systematic account of how multilateral coalitions function, \u003cem\u003eCoalitions of Convenience\u003c\/em\u003e also considers the broader effects of power on international institutions and what the rise of China may mean for international cooperation and conflict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah E. Kreps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199753806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199753802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Sarah E. Kreps","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372289413375,"sku":"9780199753802","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ffb7a735-8359-40af-8728-6c90815ba6b0.jpg?v=1732725535","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coalitions-of-convenience-sarah-e-kreps-9780199753802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}