Appeasement in International Politics.
Title:
Appeasement in International Politics.
Author:
Rock, Stephen R.
ISBN:
9780813158563
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (250 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1 The Study of Appeasement -- THE CRITIQUE OF APPEASEMENT -- THE NEED FOR RECONSIDERATION -- TOWARD A THEORY OF APPEASEMENT -- DEFINING APPEASEMENT -- OBJECTIVES OF APPEASEMENT -- HOW APPEASEMENT REDUCES TENSIONS -- METHODOLOGY -- QUESTIONS ON APPEASEMENT -- SELECTION OF CASES -- APPEASEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT -- 2 British Appeasement of the United States, 1896-1903 -- BRITAIN'S APPEASEMENT POLICY, 1896-1903 -- BRITISH OBJECTIVES AND CALCULATIONS -- U.S. MOTIVES AND OBJECTIVES -- BRITAIN'S APPEASEMENT STRATEGY -- AMERICAN RECEPTIVITY TO BRITISH CONCESSIONS -- CONCLUSION -- 3 British Appeasement of Germany, 1936-1939 -- THE ROOTS OF BRITISH POLICY -- PASSIVE APPEASEMENT, 1935-1936 -- THE QUEST FOR A GENERAL SETTLEMENT -- THE PIECEMEAL APPROACH -- GERMAN AIMS AND BRITISH CONCESSIONS -- THE ABSENCE OF CONSTRAINTS ON GERMAN POLICY -- BRITAIN'S NONRESPONSE TO SIGNS OF FAILURE -- APPEASEMENT AND THE FAILURE OF DETERRENCE IN POLAND -- CONCLUSION -- 4 Anglo-American Appeasement of the Soviet Union, 1941-1945 -- PREVENTING A SEPARATE PEACE, 1941-1943 -- SEEKING SOVIET COOPERATION IN THE PACIFIC WAR AND POSTWAR COLLECTIVE SECURITY, 1943-1945 -- AVOIDING WAR WITH THE SOVIET UNION -- THE END OF APPEASEMENT -- SOVIET MOTIVES -- WHY APPEASEMENT FAILED-AND SUCCEEDED -- WAS AN ALTERNATIVE POLICY POSSIBLE? -- CONCLUSION -- 5 American Appeasement of Iraq, 1989-1990 -- THE TILT TOWARD IRAQ UNDER REAGAN -- U.S. APPEASEMENT UNDER BUSH, 1989-1990 -- IRAQI MOTIVES AND OBJECTIVES -- WHY APPEASEMENT FAILED -- THE FAILURE TO ADJUST POLICY -- CONCLUSION -- 6 American Appeasement of North Korea, 1988-1994 -- U.S. CONCERN OVER NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM -- BUSH ADMINISTRATION POLICY.
CLINTON ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TO COERCE NORTH KOREA -- THE SHIFT FROM STICKS TO CARROTS -- NORTH KOREAN MOTIVES -- ANATOMY OF SUCCESS -- THE ROLE OF THREATS -- CONCLUSION -- 7 Toward a Theory of Appeasement -- MAJOR FACTORS AFFECTING APPEASEMENT OUTCOMES -- The Nature of the Adversary -- Inducements and the Adversary's Perception of Them -- The Presence (or Absence) of Incentives for the Adversary to Respond Favorably -- MATCHING APPEASEMENT STRATEGY TO TARGET -- AVOIDING EXPLOITATION -- LESSONS FOR POLICYMAKERS -- APPEASEMENT AND DETERRENCE -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Since the 1930s, appeasement has been labeled as a futile and possibly dangerous policy. In this landmark study, Stephen Rock seeks to restore appeasement to its proper place as a legitimate--and potentially successful--diplomatic strategy. Appeasement was discredited by Neville Chamberlain's disastrous attempt to satisfy Adolf Hitler's territorial ambitions and avoid war in 1938. Rock argues, however, that there is very little evidence to support the belief that dissatisfied states and their leaders cannot be appeased or that appeasement undermines a state's credibility in later attempts at deterrence. Rock looks at five case studies from the past 100 years, revealing under what conditions appeasement can achieve its goals. From British appeasement of the United States near the beginning of the twentieth century to American conciliation of North Korea in the early 1990s, Rock concludes that appeasement succeeds or fails depending on the nature of the adversary, the nature of the inducements used on the antagonist, and the existence of other incentives for the adversary to acquiesce. Appeasement in International Politics suggests the type of appeasement strategy most appropriate for various situations. The options range from pure inducements, reciprocity, to a mixture of inducements and threats. In addition to this theoretical framework, Rock's explicit comparison of appeasement and deterrence offers important guidelines for policymakers on when and how to implement a strategy of appeasement. At a time when the strategy of engagement plays an increasingly central--and controversial--role in U.S. foreign policy, Appeasement in International Politics reestablishes the long-discredited use of inducements as an effective means of preventing conflict.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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