An "invitation to struggle"? The use of force against "legislatively vulnerable" American presidents

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 421-444

  Foster, Dennis M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN POLICY; INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; MODEL;

EID: 33646251132     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2006.00408.x     Document Type: Article

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