Terms of engagement: alternatives to punitive policies

The frequent failure of punitive policies - such as military force or sanctions - to achieve foreign-policy goals at reasonable costs has catalysed a search for alternative ways of dealing with problem regimes. In this quest, engagement strategies, or the primary use of incentives to persuade govern...

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Published in:Survival (London) 2000-07, Vol.42 (2), p.113-135
Main Authors: Haass, R., O'Sullivan, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed forces
Domestic affairs
Foreign policy
Foreign policy making
Foreign relations
International relations
Material incentives
Military engagements
Military policy
Policy studies
Punishment
Sanctions
Sanctions (international law)
Third-party intervention
U.S.A
United States
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Summary:The frequent failure of punitive policies - such as military force or sanctions - to achieve foreign-policy goals at reasonable costs has catalysed a search for alternative ways of dealing with problem regimes. In this quest, engagement strategies, or the primary use of incentives to persuade governments to change their behaviour, hold great promise. At the same time, unconditional forms of engagement which extend inducements to civil society or the private sector can also effect positive changes in the long run. Although an often neglected policy option, engagement has the ability to transform many of the problematic relationships with which the United States has struggled, such as its relations with Cuba, Iran, Libya and others.
ISSN:0039-6338
1468-2699
DOI:10.1093/survival/42.2.113