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Explores political consequences of 89 interventions that occurred between 1945 and 1992, with emphasis on 64 reform-oriented actions. Characteristics, including duration, degree of troop commitment, executive-legislative consensus, and time period.

Whether the spread of democracy indicates hope for world peace; in light of low incidence of war between democratic countries, 1975-91.

Examines cases of military intervention by democracies, 1974-91; in light of theory that democracies do not wage war against each other.

In recent years, debates within academic and policymaking circles have gradually shifted--from a Cold War focus on whether democracy constitutes the best form of governance, to the question of whether (and to what degree) international actors should be actively involved in democracy promotion. This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of international efforts to promote democracy during the post–World War II period, with an emphasis on developments since 1989. The authors assess the efforts of major industrialized democracies, multilateral actors, and NGOs. They find that the success of these endeavors is constrained by several realities, ranging from the often significant gap between the rhetoric and the reality of actual policies, to the dilemma that occurs when the goal of democracy clashes with other foreign policy interests