Presidential Decision Making and Military Intervention in the Post–Cold War Era

Despite the end of the Cold War, the frequency of U.S. military intervention has increased. While military intervention accelerated after 9/11, increasing intervention was demonstrably evident well before 2001. Presidential Decision Making and Military Intervention in the Post–Cold War Era: Go or No-Go analyzes presidential decision making regarding military intervention through a focused, structured comparison of “go” and “no-go” decisions from the four successive administrations of Presidents