Table of Contents

Preface: Interstate Competition in a Heterogeneous World: The Importance of Understanding Violent Peace Part One: The Issue 1. The Origins of Violent Peace: Explaining the Use of Force in Foreign Policy 2. The Latin American Experience Part Two: Analyzing Latin America's Violent Peace 3. The Myth of Hegemonic Management 4. Democracy, Restrained Leadership and the Use of Military Force 5. The Distribution of Power and Conflict Management 6. Military Leadership and the Use of Force: Illustrations from the Beagle Channel Dispute 7. Democracies and the Use of Force: Suggestions from the Ecuador-Peru Dispute Part Three: Conclusions 8. Militarized Bargaining in Latin America: Prospects for Diminishing its Use Bibliography

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David R. Mares argues that the key factors influencing political leaders in all types of polities are the costs to their constituencies of using force and whether the leader can survive their displeasure if the costs exceed what they are willing to pay. Violent Peace proposes a conceptual scheme for analyzing militarized conflict and supports this framework with evidence from the history of Latin America.

About the Author

David R. Mares is professor of political science and adjunct professor at the Graduate School of International Relations / Pacific Studies, University of California-San Diego. His publications include Penetrating the International Market and Civil-Military Relations.

Reviews

A brilliant synthesis of theory and historical case studies that characterized the ' violent peace of Latin America, this book advances the study of inter-American security to a new level of sophistication. It should be required reading among senior diplomatic and military officials and university courses on inter-American relations.