In Coalitions of Convenience, Sarah E. Kreps answers the question of why the US seek allies when it does not appear to need their help, as well as why, in other instances, it largely sidestep international institutions and allies and intervene unilaterally? Through a study of US interventions after the post-Cold War, she shows that even powerful states have incentives to intervene multilaterally, but these benefits come at some cost. The book ultimately shows that power may create more opportunities for states such as ...
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In Coalitions of Convenience, Sarah E. Kreps answers the question of why the US seek allies when it does not appear to need their help, as well as why, in other instances, it largely sidestep international institutions and allies and intervene unilaterally? Through a study of US interventions after the post-Cold War, she shows that even powerful states have incentives to intervene multilaterally, but these benefits come at some cost. The book ultimately shows that power may create more opportunities for states such as the US to act alone, but that the incentives are stacked against doing so. The implications of the argument go beyond questions of how the US uses force. They speak to questions about how the world works when power is concentrated in the hands of one state, how international institutions function, and what the rise of China and resurgence of Russia may mean for international cooperation and conflict
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