Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
How Emotions Shape Transatlantic Cooperation
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
ISBN: 978-0-472-13319-2
Verlag: University of Michigan Press
Beauregard explores international leadership in four cases of transatlantic cooperation when Western policymakers were confronted to foreign conflicts, like civil or secessionist wars. He provides a fascinating study of the recognition of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia during the wars in Yugoslavia; the peace mediation during the Russia-Georgia war in 2008; the adoption of economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine; and finally, cooperation on striking against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The book argues that leaders are driven by their convictions, and that they must strike a balance between the intense emotions associated with their beliefs and their need to represent a broader community. At the same time as they seek to bring followers on board by persuading them, they need to pay attention to emotionally contagious and resonant events that can alter the course of international cooperation.