Force Without Authority: America's Wars in the Middle East and South Asia

Author/Contributor(s):	Brownlee, Jason
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	02/27/2026
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This book explains why the US repeatedly chose military force over diplomacy after the Cold War, and why those decisions often backfired. It focuses on American wars in the Middle East and South Asia, showing how the US attacked weak states, but provoked resistance and instability. Drawing on examples of American intervention, the book provides an understanding of why the world's most powerful country kept fighting wars it couldn't win--and why it eventually began to change course.