Defence Diplomacy

Strategic Engagement and Interstate Conflict
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-13596-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Reihe: Cass Military Studies

This book analyzes examples of strategic engagement in order to identify the factors which contribute to the success or failure of defence diplomacy in preventing interstate conflict.

For more than a century, nations have engaged in defence diplomacy to cultivate mutual understanding and mitigate conflict. A subset of defence diplomacy is strategic engagement, defined as peacetime defence diplomacy between nations that are actual or potential adversaries. This book analyzes three cases of strategic engagement in order to elucidate the factors which contribute to the success or failure of this diplomacy in preventing conflict. It uses an inductive framework to compare strategic engagement in the following cases: Anglo– German defence diplomacy prior to World War I; U.S.–Soviet defence diplomacy during the Cold War; and post-Cold War U.S.–China defence diplomacy. Based upon archival, literature, and personal interview research, the book argues that defence diplomacy can mitigate the risk of interstate conflict between potential adversaries. The lessons learned from this book can be employed to discern the significant elements conducive to achieving a successful outcome of strategic engagement and averting conflict or even war.

This book will be of much interest to students of defence studies, diplomacy studies, foreign policy and international relations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Katz, Daniel H

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Defence Diplomacy: A Conceptual Oveview 3. Anglo-German Pre-WWI Strategic Engagement 4. U.S.-Soviet Cold War Strategic Engagement 5. U.S.-China Post-Cold War Strategic Engagement 6. Compare and contrast 7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel H. Katz is a non-resident scholar for the China Studies Program at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.